Pre-test 5 W's and WIC Website

What does WIC stand for?

• Welfare Income Criteria

• Wellness In Communities

• Women, Infants, and Children

• Women In Crisis

Which of the following digital tools have you used in school?

• Kahoot

• Quizlet

• Quizzizz

• Edpuzzle

Who does the WIC program NOT provide services to?

• Children up to their 5th birthday

• women who are pregnant or postpartum

• Infants up to 2 years old

• women who are breastfeeding

Answer explanation

Infants up to their 1st birthday, not 2nd

Pregnant woman

Postpartum woman (up to 1 year if breastfeeding or 6 months if not breastfeeding),

Children up to 5 yrs old

How do you know if a website is an official government site?

• check if the website is secure

• the website will have a government acronym

• look at the web address domain (after the .)

• 

Answer explanation

.gov or .mil

the lock and https://

(safe and secure)

As part of the WIC application process, the applicant must have a nutrition and breastfeeding assessment

• TRUE

• FALSE

To find out more about a website, where can you look?

• the About section on a website

• social media

• additional links on the website

• email subscriptions

Answer explanation

all of these

Contact Us link

social media is used to promote businesses, goods, services, etc.

signing up for e-newsletters

subscribing to email updates

Which federal agency administers the WIC program?

• FSIS

• DHHS

• FDA

• USDA

Answer explanation

USDA- United States Department of Agriculture

FSIS- The Food Safety and Inspection Service

FDA-Food and Drug Administration

DHHS- Department of Health and Human Services (state)

The WIC residency eligibility requires applicants to live in the state where WIC is offered for a minimum of 1 year before they can apply.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

residency eligibility has no time requirement for living in state or local service area

Wikipedia is a reliable website for conducting research.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

user-generated source

volunteer-run project

(oversights and delays)

bogus info

incomplete

inaccurate

starting point but find the primary source

banned by colleges/universities

WIC benefits and services include:

• breastfeeding promotion and support

• transportation

• social services and health care referrals

• nutrition