Categorically eligible women, infants and children who are members of families which contain at least one individual whose principal employment is in agriculture on a seasonal basis, who has been so employed within the last 24 months, and who establishes, for the purposes of such employment, a temporary abode.

Participant Category and Priority Level

Category	Priority
Pregnant Woman	4
Breastfeeding Woman	4
NonBreastfeeding Woman	6
Infants	4
Children	5

Justification

Data on the health and/or nutritional status of migrants indicate significantly higher rates or incidence of infant mortality, malnutrition, and parasitic disease (among migrant children) than among the general U.S. population. Therefore, migrancy has long been stipulated as a condition that predisposes persons to inadequate nutritional patterns or nutritionally related medical conditions.

References

1. WIC Program Regulations; Sect. 246.7(e)(2)(iv).