Outreach

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PHFE WIC: Text for Appointments

PHFE WIC Apply and Appointment Text Message Samples PHFE WIC, located in Los Angeles, CA, uses Teletask interactive texting software for two-way communication with participants to facilitate appointment scheduling. Participants […]

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Oregon WIC Coordination with 211

Oregon WIC and four other public health programs have a joint contract with 211info, the state information, and referral call center, to provide information and referrals to any caller searching […]

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Oregon WIC Coordination with Medicaid Coordinated Care Organizations

Many local agencies in Oregon are working to establish collaborations with Medicaid coordinated care organizations (CCO). One agency developed a memorandum of understanding with a CCO: when the CCO newly […]

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Home Visiting Services

Webster County Health Department (WCHD) is located in rural Iowa and provides WIC services to a 5 county WIC service area. WCHD has integrated WIC certifications into the Maternal Health […]

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Co-locating WIC and Healthcare

TrueCare is an FQHC Health Center that provides comprehensive healthcare in San Diego and  Riverside Counties in California, including prenatal and pediatric healthcare as well as WIC services.  TrueCare providers […]

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National- and State-Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and WIC Program Reach in 2017 Final Report: Volume I

This report presents estimates of the number of individuals eligible for WIC benefits and the percentage of the eligible population participating in calendar year (CY) 2017. For the purposes of […]

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WIC to 5: Pocket Guide for Health Care Providers

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) WIC Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (Illinois WIC), is partnering with faculty at University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of […]

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Texting for Retention Program Colorado WIC Program

In 2015, the Colorado Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program was awarded a WIC Special Projects mini-grant from the US Department of Agriculture to implement their innovative Texting for Retention […]

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Why WIC Needs to Use Social Media

Part of the National WIC Association’s Social Media Starter Toolkit, this section gives reasons WIC clinics and agencies should be using social media to communicate with and reach out to […]

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WIC Outreach and Retention Survey Report

“The WIC program is facing caseload declines across the country. WIC participation has fallen from a high of 9.2 million participants in 2010 to a current participation level of around […]

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