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2022 NWA National Policy Conference

For almost 50 years, WIC has played a crucial role in adequately delivering quality nutrition services and breastfeeding support for American families. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to play a significant role in redefining WIC services, NWA remains persistent in pushing and advocating for common-sense WIC legislation in all levels of government. The National Policy […]

Part One: How Did We Get Here? – Understanding Tribes, Sovereignty and How it Impacts Services for Indigenous Children

There are nearly 3 million American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in the United States. However, too often the needs of tribal communities are an afterthought to Congress and policymakers. Policies that affect AI/AN children and families need to be designed with them at the center. Due to a systematic lack of funding, frequently AI/AN people cannot […]

Three Ideas to Make Your Messages Stick

Communications are a critical component of public health. This live webinar will provide public health practitioners, particularly those working in infectious disease and emergency preparedness and response, with a communication framework for message design and prioritization. This session will include examples of effective public health messaging, as well as strategies for focused and targeted communications.

2022 Alaska Maternal Child Health & Immunization Conference

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 […]

Dietary Guidelines For Americans

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 […]

Breastfeeding Policies, Systems, and Environmental Changes Webinar Series

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 […]

Addressing Rural Health Needs: COVID-19, Equity and Access to Care

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 […]

Early Impacts of the CVB Benefit Bump: Findings from a Multi-State Survey

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 […]

Preventing Peanut Allergies: Maximizing Early Introduction to Benefit All Babies

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 […]