Data from the 
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System

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The Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) is a program-based surveillance system that monitors the nutritional status of low-income infants, children and women in federally-funded maternal and child health programs.

Wisconsin has submitted data from the WIC Program to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for analysis and inclusion in PedNSS since 1993. This surveillance data can be used for program planning, management and evaluation; for the development of health and nutrition interventions; and to monitor progress toward state and local health plans.

The CDC website (exit DHS) provides information on PedNSS and explains how to interpret the data. 

PedNSS Health Indicators

In Wisconsin, data on specific health indicators are collected for infants and children who participate in the WIC Program. The health indicators included in the PedNSS reports are:

• low birth weight;

• high birth weight;

• short stature;

• underweight;

• overweight;

• risk of overweight;

• low hemoglobin/hematocrit;

• breastfeeding initiation;

• breastfeeding duration;

• exclusive breastfeeding;

• TV/video viewing; and

• smoking in the household.

The CDC website (exit DHS) defines the indicators and explains the rationale for collecting the data.

Pediatric Nutrition Data

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Last Revised:  February 26, 2013