A virtual conversation with health care providers and policy and research experts who will share their perspectives on these issues and more. With a specific focus on how to improve WIC policy in Pennsylvania, they will discuss important questions such as: what opportunities exist to increase enrollment in and utilization of these important benefits? And how can we reduce administrative barriers for families and optimize use of WIC?
Panelists include:
- Brian Dittmeier, JD, senior director of public policy at the National WIC Association
- Berry Kelly, MBA, director of the Bureau of Community Nutrition Services (CNS) and State WIC director at the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
- Laura Stephany, MPPM, health policy manager at Allies for Children
- Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP, faculty member at PolicyLab and pediatrician and health services researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
- Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP, faculty member at PolicyLab and assistant professor of pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine at CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine (moderator)
