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Join the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) on Monday, February 28, 2022, from 1:00-2:30 PM ET, for the third webinar of their 8-part Every Step of the Way through the 1,000 Days series. This webinar will focus on Recommendation 2 of the Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support: A Blueprint for […]
Rural communities have been hit hard by COVID-19. These areas are home to one in five Americans and have seen an increased risk of COVID-19 infection, lower vaccination rates, and additional health care access challenges. Access to care is lower in rural settings due to factors such as travel distance, broadband, and provider shortages. Additionally, these communities report poorer physical health compared to those […]
This webinar will present findings from a multi-state survey conducted in 2021. The goal of the survey was to collect evaluate the impact of the increase to the cash value benefit for fruit and vegetables (CVB) in 2021. These preliminary results explore the relationship between the CVB increase and participant satisfaction and child fruit and […]
Introducing peanut foods to all babies in the first year has the potential to prevent tens of thousands of peanut allergies in participants of the WIC program every year. Yet, even after full support from the medical and expert community, there remains confusion and hesitancy to feed infants infant-safe peanut foods before 12 months of […]
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 […]
Research has established the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and increased susceptibility for substance use disorders later in life. Too often, inequitable policies aggravate this link, inducing stress in certain communities that undermines community and child wellbeing. This webinar will explore how public health providers can partner with communities to build resilience and break […]
Webinar series, presented in Spanish with interpreting services to English, on best practices and opportunities for action This four-part series will include didactic portions on selected topics as well as discussions about factors that contribute to health disparities, barriers to health equity, and successful strategies and models to improve access to care and advance health […]
On February 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an advisory warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formula products produced by Abbott Nutrition. These products included Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare products produced in one of Abbott Nutrition’s facilities in Michigan, as well as their Similac PM 60/40. Join this webinar to hear […]
Join NWA and CMRignite for this overview of the Recruitment and Retention Campaign 2022’s communications plan, including marketing tactics, messaging, goals, KPIs, and strategy. This webinar will also cover Campaign performance data and what WIC agencies can expect to receive in these reports. CMRignite will close with the next steps and what agencies can expect to happen […]
About 7.8 million children across the country live in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. Grandfamilies, or kinship families, are families in which children reside with and are being raised by grandparents or other extended family members or close family friends. Despite facing many barriers, children in grandfamilies are able to thrive. This session […]
The COVID-19 pandemic caused WIC agencies to pivot to provide remote services to participants rapidly. Join Dr. Christina Chauvenet, NWA’s Senior Manager of Research and Program Innovation, Dr. Carolyn Barnes, Assistant Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, alongside WIC state and local agencies, for a discussion about the transition to […]
Learning Objectives Define Racism and state its impact on health Explain racism and its impacts of racial inequities in care Provide guidance on addressing the effects of racism on children and adolescents Understand Social Determinants of Health Impact on health outcomes Discuss promoting equity and reducing disparities Recommend resources for providers and families
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to attend an upcoming webinar on improving maternal health during the postpartum period. This webinar will describe the clinical and social risks postpartum individuals face that contribute to their morbidity and mortality. This webinar will also look at how expanding the postpartum coverage period in […]
Doulas offer a critical opportunity to address disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity within Black, indigenous, and Latino populations. As many states seek to improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among people of color, strategies to expand the maternity care workforce and implement an accessible doula network are increasingly a priority. New Jersey, for example, began […]
The DNPAO Seminar Series showcases the latest research, guidelines, and successes. The Seminar Series is for partners, public health practitioners, and other professionals interested in nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. Our March seminar will highlight community actions to improve breastfeeding rates. Breastfeeding initiation rates vary geographically, with large racial/ethnic disparities nationally and at state and […]
Come learn about the WIC State Agencies participating in the USDA/Tufts Telehealth Intervention Strategies for WIC (THIS-WIC) grant opportunity and goals for the work. The Vermont (VT) WIC State Agency will also share their experience developing a new telehealth solution in the WIC setting. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Tufts University a […]