PPT-Women, Infant, and Children (WIC)

Dietetic Internship Program Update Nutrition Services Directors Rhonda Tankersley MPH RD LD June 13 2017 Objectives Describe a status update on the Public Health Dietetic WIC Internship Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics ACEND Accreditation. When Talking the TALK . ………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.. . . . + Outlook to LS1 activities:. . . - Short introduction to WIC systems. - Booster renovation. - Linac 4. - HIE-ISOLDE. - PS. . - Other projects. . - SPS: See Yan’s dedicated presentation. . 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.. 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.. April 2016. CIVIL RIGHTS . rEGULATIONS. Title VI – Civil Rights Act of 1964 – . Race, color, national origin. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. . –. . Sex. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – . 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).. A Presentation to Minnesota WIC Local Agencies. Introduction. eWIC: From the Local Agency Perspective. 2. About MAXIMUS. Provides eWIC planning and technical assistance. More than 15 years experience with eWIC. April 2016. CIVIL RIGHTS . rEGULATIONS. Title VI – Civil Rights Act of 1964 – . Race, color, national origin. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. . –. . Sex. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – . 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:. ………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.. . 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.. Annual Conference. April . 4, . 2017. Kathleen Rasmussen, Chair . Shannon E. Whaley, . Vice Chair. Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages. Review of WIC Food Packages: . Improving Balance and Choice. Adrienne Z. Udarbe, MS, RDN. Pinnacle Prevention. Overview. WIC Medical Documentation Review. The Approval Process. The AHCCCS – Provider – Family Continuum. Why Medical Documentation and Approvals? .