The Women, Infants, and Children program provides food assistance, nutrition education, and social service referrals to low-income women. The authors report the results of a small-scale study to evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored nutrition message. The results suggest that these messages could increase the effectiveness of the nutrition counseling.
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