State Agencies' Perspectives on Planning and Preparing for WIC Online Ordering Implementation

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2022 Nov 11

PMID 36364709

Authors

Allison M Nitto

Eric E Calloway

Elizabeth T Anderson Steeves

Amy Wieczorek Basl

Francesca Papa

Sarah K Kersten

Jennie L Hill

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Abstract

Online ordering for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has the potential to alleviate some of the barriers faced by WIC participants when shopping with their WIC food benefits. WIC State agencies are the leaders in planning, preparing, implementing, maintaining, and expanding WIC online ordering. Cross-sectional web-based survey research was utilized to identify barriers to implementing WIC online ordering, as well as the support needed to overcome those barriers, from a WIC State agency perspective. Web surveys were administered to 81 WIC State agencies from 31 January 2022 to 1 April 2022. Descriptive statistics, independent samples -test, and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the findings. Open-ended responses were analyzed using a qualitative iterative approach. WIC State agencies noted several barriers to implementing WIC online ordering, including limited staff capacity, WIC retailer interest, and technological capabilities.

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