| Project: Factors Associated with Iron Status Among WIC Infants in Rural West Virginia |
| Award Year: 2000 |
| Amount of award, fiscal 2000: $135,004.00 |
| Institution: West Virginia University Research Corporation |
| Principal Investigator: Cindy Fitch |
| Status: Completed |
| Detailed Objective: This project collects primary data on WIC infants and toddlers, ages 6 to 24 months,
in West Virginia counties that are known to have high rates of iron-deficiency
anemia, to identify dietary factors that are associated with poor iron status,
and to provide data that can be used to design and implement effective nutrition
education and intervention programs. Birth history, health status, growth parameters,
dietary patterns and usual nutrient intake will be compared across groups that
have normal iron status, iron deficiency without anemia, and iron-deficiency anemia.
Relationships will be identified involving iron status and nutrient intake with
lead toxicity, infection rates, or infant development. This study is expected
to provide data that can be used to design and implement effective nutrition education
and intervention programs. |
| Topic: Dietary Intake and Quality, Nutrition-Related Health Outcomes, Rural Issues, WIC |
Output:
Fitch, C. Factors Associated with Iron Status Among WIC Infants and Toddlers in Rural West Virginia, Contractor and Cooperative Report No. 35, USDA, ERS, December 2007.
Fitch, C., M. Cannon, G. Seidel, and D. Krummel. “Dietary Factors Affecting Iron Status of Children Residing in Rural West Virginia,” West Virginia Medical Journal, Vol. 104, No. 3, May/June 2008. |