FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Contents -- Overview -- 1 Opening Session -- 2 WIC and Birth Outcomes -- 3 WIC and Obesity -- 4 Research Needed to Improve Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion, and Support Within WIC -- 5 Food Insecurity and Hunger -- 6 Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status -- 7 Nutrition Education in WIC -- 8 Health Care and Systems Costs, Benefits, and Effectiveness -- 9 The Reach of WIC -- 10 Closing Session: Wrap-Up and Methodological Issues and Data Considerations -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Presenters -- Appendix C: Workshop Attendees -- Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Appendix E: Excerpts from Comments Received on the Institute of Medicine's Website for the Workshop to Plan a Research Agenda for WIC -- Appendix F: Compilation of Proposed Research Topics and Methodological Issues Covered During the Workshop.