![]() Depending on an individual's specific medical needs, food package III can be tailored by including non-contract 1 infant formulas with unique nutritional composition or WIC-eligible medical foods (see Box 8-1). Nutrition plays a pivotal role in the health of medically fragile individuals, especially children, with appropriate nutrition preventing or mitigating significant neurodevelopmental deficiencies and being potentially life-saving. Individual states have policies regarding who may qualify under WIC. ![]() Examples include an infant with failure to thrive and an adult with a wired jaw. ![]() There exists no generally accepted definition of medical fragility. At the discretion of a health care provider, individuals may be considered, “medically fragile” and can receive food package III for either themselves or their children. ![]()
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