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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, this is a presentation about my own personal birth experience and the difficulties I had with the health care system throughout my pregnancy, during my birth, and after delivering my daughter. During this presentation, I will discuss how my work with WIC helped me to advocate for myself […]
With an extension of critical school meals waivers excluded from the fiscal year 2022 omnibus package, millions of children may lose access to nutritious foods. Join this webinar to hear from school meals advocates about how the end of these waivers will disrupt program operations and jeopardize access to nutritious foods for school-age children. The […]
During this webinar, CMRignite will provide details about the Recruitment & Retention (R&R) Campaign’s launch of its third cycle. Explore the new NWA WICShare Portal and learn how it functions and how to access content. Attendees will also learn about the social media content for April and May and get an update on the social […]
During this session, registered dietitian and founder of the Food Dignity Movement, Clancy Harrison, will share strategies for sparking engaging conversations that seek to uncover hidden signs of food insecurity as well as barriers to access and care. Clancy is committed to empowering nutrition care providers to become change agents to help put an end […]
This webinar will explain the basics of maternal mental health conditions, including signs and symptoms, causes and risk factors, and steps to wellness. The webinar will also focus on the various stressors affecting pregnant postpartum people TODAY, including the pandemic and infant formula shortage.
In honor of National Breastfeeding month, we are recognizing and appreciating our WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and the vital role they play in educating WIC families and staff about breastfeeding. This webinar will discuss the importance of including the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor as part of the WIC team. We will discover where peer counselors are […]
Parents are often concerned about what to feed their baby. Their concerns have increased since learning that heavy metals can be present in foods consumed by young children. This session will help to increase your knowledge of how these elements have come to be in foods, what policy makers are doing to decrease children's exposure […]