PPT-Strong4Life WIC Champions

Midprogram Update Adapted from Presentation at WIC Champions Meeting Presentation to Nutrition Service Directors Presented by Barbara Stahnke Date July 78 2015 Georgia WIC Strong 4 Life Training Improving the Effectiveness of Childhood. Utilization, Promotion & Recognition. What is the Champions Club?. Our Champions Club program started in 2012 nationwide. It is our fundraising recognition and stewardship program. Registered participants from across the country can become Champions Club members by reaching an individual fundraising level of $500 or more. Business-Community Alliance. WIC Funding Challenges . . NOT an entitlement program. Full funding guaranteed only through FY 2013 . Damaging sequestration cuts in FY 2014 and beyond – time for action.. Types:. Certification. – New clients applying for WIC; Or previous WIC clients reapplying to WIC that are no longer in a current cert period. Recertification. . – active clients, renewing their certification (usually in the month that their current certification expires).. . WIC’s mission is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.. Georgia DPH WIC Conference. Ondray Jennings, Deputy Inspector General. August 24-25 , 2015. Types of Participant Fraud/Abuse . Enrollment at More than One WIC Clinic. Reporting False Income/Household Size. Nutrition Services Directors. Deborah Dalambert, MPH. September 13. th. , 2016. Goal. . To develop . a . user friendly WIC Policy and Procedures Manual. Approach to Development. Measures for developing the new policy and procedures manual:. Follow up to the brain development session and materials provided at the 2016 WIC Statewide Meeting. Provides you with tools to connect parenting and brain development to meal time, snack time, and play time. . Presented by: . Kristi Miller. ND WIC Vendor Coordinator. ND Department of Health. What is WIC?. WIC stands for . W. omen, . I. nfants . and . C. hildren.. WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support),and referrals to health and other social services to participants at no charge. . ………Doesn’t Help you Walk the Walk. . WIC SPEAK. What is WIC SPEAK anyway?. WIC Speak. . Jargon . . Occupational or technical terms used in a specific work place that help us communicate quickly and simply with one another.. Presentation to: Georgia WIC Program Staff . Presented by: State WIC Staff. Date: November 8, 2013 . November 15, 2013. Certification. 2. Income. Income in WIC means all “gross cash income before deduction”. Current income refer to all income received by the household during the month (30 days) prior to the date the application for WIC benefit is made. If the income assessment is being done prospectively (i.e. the sole support of that family has just been laid off but has been authorized to receive unemployment benefits for the next six months), “current” refers to income that will be available to the family in the next 30 days.. Infant Year Report. 2017 National WIC Association. Annual Education and Training Conference & Exhibits. Courtney Paolicelli, USDA FNS. Nancy Weinfield, . Westat. Shannon Whaley, PHFE WIC. 1. Purpose. VENA is not a script of questions that must be asked of every participant at every visit; it is a method for initiating and sustaining converssense of ownership and involvement in her/his WIC experien The presence of influential champions or catalysts who commandthe respect necessary to bring together cross-sector leaders and beneficiaries is a critical preconditionfor using a collective impact app King County . What is WIC?. WIC (Women, Infants and Children) . is a supplemental food and nutrition education program created to temporarily assist economically disadvantaged clients. Goals. To promote optimum health and nutrition for .