Local Agency Spotlights: Utilization of Benefits
A goal of the current NEP is to promote utilization of WIC benefits. Minnesota WIC is highlighting creative efforts from Dakota County and Ramsey County to reach this goal. Read about their efforts:
Now Available: Prerecorded Peer Roundtable
Now available: Prerecorded Peer Roundtable: Experiences from the Field
Details: Join the prerecorded roundtable of WIC Peer Breastfeeding Counselors as they address culturally specific breastfeeding, challenges within various communities, and how WIC can support these families to meet their feeding goals.
Registration: Registration will be completed in the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Learning Center.
Direct link: Prerecorded Peer Roundtable: Experiences from the Field
NOTE: You will need to log into the Learning Center then will be directed to the event.
For a complete list of MDH’s upcoming events and available pre-recorded trainings, search on the WIC Local Agencies Continuing Education Page under MDH Live Registrations and MDH On Demand Learning.
Local Agency WIC Calendar - check out upcoming trainings and meetings.
Local agency staff should talk to their supervisor for approval before registering for training.
Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar: Birth Workers Serving Birth Workers: An Abundance of Self-love, Community, and Grace
Register for the December 20, 2022, Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar “Birth Workers Serving Birth Workers: An Abundance of Self-love, Community, and Grace” presented by Jennifer Day, IBCLC. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. EST (7:00 am CT) to watch whenever and wherever until December 18, 2023.
The Week Ahead
This section is updated to remove the WIC Services call from next Wednesday. It was listed incorrectly.
Find new job opportunities on the WIC Job Postings webpage, including two Olmsted County positions and positions with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe WIC Program. The Hennepin County WIC Coordinator position remains open for applications.
Submit job postings using the WIC Job Postings survey.
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