Join the California WIC Association for five more fun and informative webinars showing how WIC WORKS to improve public health. Each half-hour briefing will highlight new research that documents the positive impacts of WIC on infant nutrition, staff wellness, or maternal and child health.

Click on the links below to register separately for each free webinar.

1.) Baby Food for Older Infants: How About a Fresh Option?
Thursday, January 19, 2012 -- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PST

Get the answers:

  • How do participants like the new prepared baby foods?
  • How do redemption rates for baby foods shift as babies get older?
  • What about substituting fresh fruits and vegetables?

Speakers:

  • Shannon Whaley, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
  • Lorrene Ritchie, PhD, RD, Director of Research, Atkins Center for Weight and Health, UC Berkeley

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2.). WIC Worksite Wellness: A Powerful Tool for Cultural Change
Thursday, February 2, 2012 -- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PST
Learn about:

  • Evaluation of California's WIC Worksite Wellness Accreditation Program
  • Local WIC Agency Success Stories
  • Taking the Ten Steps to Worksite Wellness!

Speakers:

  • Lorrene Ritchie, PhD, RD, Director of Research, Atkins Center for Weight and Health, UC Berkeley
  • Teresa Morris, WIC Worksite Wellness Coordinator, CWA
  • Peggy Redfern, RD, CLE, WIC Director, Tulare County Health & Human Services

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3.) Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: What's the Connection?
Thursday, February 16, 2012 -- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PST
Discover how:

  • Breastfeeding can protect against early obesity in a WIC population.
  • New research has uncovered links between breastfeeding and lower SSB intake.
  • What does this mean and how can it help public health efforts to turn the obesity tide?

Speakers:

  • Shannon Whaley, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
  • Harold Goldstein, DrPH, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy

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4.) WIC Can Improve Interconception Health!
Thursday, February 23, 2012 -- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PST
Explore:

  • Beyond Pregnancy: Optimal Postpartum Care
  • Opportunities to Prevent Prematurity
  • Findings from a WIC Interconception Health Pilot Project

Speakers:

  • Denise Gee, MPH, RD, Senior Nutritionist, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
  • Sharen Anthony, RD, MFCC, Senior Nutritionist, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles

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5.) WIC Saves Lives by Reducing Alcohol Use
Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PST
Understand how:

  • A "brief intervention" is effective in limiting drinking during pregnancy.
  • This approach works in the busy WIC setting!
  • Dramatic outcomes show how WIC can prevent alcohol-related infant mortality.

Speakers:

  • Shannon Whaley, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles
  • Samar MacGregor, MPH, RD, Senior Nutritionist, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles

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