The Alaska MCH and Immunization Conference is organized by the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (EpiCenter) and the Alaska Division of Public Health, Section of Women’s, Children’s, and Family Health. We are excited to provide an opportunity for rural and urban Alaska health professionals to come together to learn about best practices and tools for the […]
Updated every 5 years, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) play a pivotal role in ensuring the health and wellbeing of not just the public but WIC participants as well. Not only do they impact the nutrition education provided to participants but they're also a part of the science on which the WIC food package […]
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 […]
Webinar hosted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).