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MN WIC Health Indicators

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Infant's Health Indicator - Breastfeeding Initiation & Duration
Infant's Health Indicator - Birth Outcomes
Women's Health Indicator
Children's Health Indicator

Infants' Health Indicator Breastfeeding Summary	Most Current Map	Reference Year 2013	Most Current Year (2018)	Progress Direction
Initiation	Breastfeeding Initiation in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2018	77.9%	81.7%	Improved
Duration 1 month	NA	59.5%	63.9%	Improved
Duration 3 months	Breastfeeding Duration at 3 Months in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2018	44.8%	49.5%	Improved
Duration 6 months	Breastfeeding Duration at 6 Months in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2018	32.9%	36.9%	Improved
Duration 12 months	Breastfeeding Duration at 12 Months in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2018	16.5%	19.6%	Improved

Infant's Health Indicator Birth Outcomes	Most Current Map	2013 to 2015 (combined total)	2016 to 2018 (combined total)	Progress Direction
Preterm Births (Gestational Age)	Pre Term Births for Infants Participating in MN WIC, born in 2016, 2017, and 2018 by Community Health Board of Residence	9.9%	10.4%	Not Improved
Birth Weight Birth Outcomes	NA	NA	NA	NA
High (>4000 grams)	High Birthweight of Infants in Minnesota WIC	9.9%	9.7%	Stable
Low (<2500 grams)	Low Birthweight of Infants Participating in MN WIC	7.8%	8.6%	Not Improved
Full Term Low Birth Weight Annual Summary Reports	Full Term Low Birth Weight by County for Infants Participating in MN WIC	2.8%	3.1%	Not Improved
LBW and <3 mo WIC Participation (Prenatal Participation and Infant Birth Weight)	Longer participation in Minnesota WIC is associated with fewer low birthweight babies.	10.6%	11.2%	Not Improved
LBW and 3+ mo WIC Participation (Prenatal Participation and Infant Birth Weight)	Longer participation in Minnesota WIC is associated with fewer low birthweight babies.	6.1%	6.7%	Not Improved

Women's Health Indicator	Most Current Map	Reference Year (2013)	Most Current Year (2018)	Progress Direction
Anemia (% with low Hgb) Anemia in Women	NA	NA	NA	NA
Pregnancy	Iron Status during WIC Pregnancy by County of Residence, 2018	10.9%	18.8%	Not Improved
Prenatal (3^rd trimester)	Iron Status in 3rd Trimester by County of Residence, 2018	27.5%	38.3%	Not Improved
Postpartum	Iron Status in Postpartum Women by County of Residence, 2018	30.7%	36.2%	Not Improved
Interval between Pregnancies	Inter-Pregnancy Interval Maps	NA	NA	NA
< 6 months	Inter-Pregnancy Interval: % < 6 Months for Participants in MN WIC by County of Residence 2018	14.0%	13.9%	Stable
6-18 months	Inter-Pregnancy Interval: % Between 6 & 18 Months for Participants in MN WIC by County of Residence, 2018	26.1%	29.5%	Not Improved
>=18 months	Inter-Pregnancy Interval: % 18 Months and Longer for Participants in MN WIC by County of Residence 2018	59.9%	56.6%	Not Improved
Pre-pregnancy Cigarette Use Pre-Pregnancy Smoking by Race and Ethnicity (Interactive Data)	Pre-Pregnancy Smoking by Race and Ethnicity (Interactive Data)	26.5%	21.3%	Improved
Appropriate Weight Gain During Pregnancy	NA	NA	NA	NA
Less than Ideal	Appropriate Weight Gain During Pregnancy: % Less than Ideal * Participants in MN WIC by County of Residence, 2018	18.8%	23.0%	Not Improved
Greater than Ideal	Appropriate Weight Gain During Pregnancy: % Greater than Ideal * Participants in MN WIC by County of Residence, 2018	46.6%	43.9%	Improved
Weight Status Pre-Pregnancy Women's Weight Status	NA	NA	NA	NA
Overweight + Obese	Obesity and Overweight Status of Women in MN WIC by County of Residence, 2018	57.8%	62.2%	Not Improved

Children's Health Indicator	Most Current Map	Reference Year (2013)	Most Current Year (2018)	Progress Direction
Anemia (% with low Hgb) (1-5 yrs) Child Anemia	Low Hemoglobin for Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2018	11.1%	14.4%	Not Improved
Weight Status/Growth (2-5 years) Children's Weight Status	NA	NA	NA	NA
Underweight (<5^th percentile, BMI-for-age)	NA	3.4%	3.7%	Not Improved; but within accepted limits
Overweight + Obese (BMI-for-age >=85^th %)	Obesity, including Overweight, in Children Aged 2 - 5 Years Participating in Minnesota WIC by County, 2018	28.9%	28.7%	Stable
Obese (BMI-for-age >=95^th %)	Obesity in Children Aged 2 - 5 Years Participating in Minnesota WIC by County, 2018	13.1%	12.9%	Stable

Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System, Minnesota WIC Health Indicators Summary, Minnesota WIC Program: 2019. For more information, call 1-800-657-3942.