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July 10, 2024
 IMPORTANT
2023 data now available online
WIC Reports and Data webpage now includes 2023 data for: WIC preterm births, WIC birth weight and birth weight by prenatal participation (low, very low, full term low, and high birth weight), WIC enrollment by insurance type, prenatal participation by race and ethnicity, pre-pregnancy smoking, breastfeeding among all Minnesota births, and WIC breastfeeding data up through 3 months of age summary, by prenatal participation, by race and ethnicity, by cultural identity for Black and Asian participants, and monthly and quarterly trends.
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Quarterly Medical Assistance texting reminder
Minnesota WIC sends quarterly text messages promoting the program to Medical Assistance (MA) recipients, who qualify for WIC.
In 2024, texts will go out the first Monday in February, May, August, and November.
- WIC uses lists of new MA recipients who are younger than five, are pregnant or are six months postpartum for the text outreach efforts. We carefully review the data to make sure outreach texts go to potential WIC participants, not current participants.
- The texts are sent to recipients over five weeks.
- The text is available in English, Spanish, and Somali.
We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Since the opening of the first clinic in 1974, WIC has been committed to improving maternal and child outcomes.
The July WIC 50th Anniversary Partner Toolkit is ready and includes a video WIC & Farmers Markets, and social media graphics, and sample social media post language.
Check out the Celebrating 50 years of WIC webpage for additional resources.
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Local agency staff should talk to their supervisor for approval before registering for training.
WIC training conference – speaker spotlight
As we countdown the days until the Minnesota WIC 2024 training conference on Sept. 26, we’re highlighting what attendees can expect from the knowledgeable speakers and their presentations.
This week’s speaker spotlight is Dr. Diana B. Cutts, MD, HCMC. Dr. Cutts is presenting Iron Strong Pregnancies, Babies and Children for the first keynote presentation.
Dr. Cutts is the chair of pediatrics at Hennepin Healthcare and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Her clinical practice focuses on nutrition in early childhood, as medical director of the interdisciplinary Children’s Growth and Nutrition Clinic at Hennepin. Dr. Cutts is nationally known as an expert in food insecurity in children through her research with Children’s HealthWatch over the past 25 years, including publications demonstrating the vitally important impact WIC has on the health and well-being of kids and families, including healthier birth weights for babies, better health among children under three, and lower risk of developmental delays in young children.
Register for the conference: 2024 Minnesota WIC Training Conference Registration
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The Week Ahead
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Mon., July 15
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Tues., July 16
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Wed., July 17
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Thurs., July 18
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Fri., July 19
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Great Lakes Michigan Breastfeeding Network
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8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
WIC Services Call
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Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Providing Culturally Sensitive Guidance on Caregiving Practices to Newcomers
Saturday July 20 Peer breastfeeding claims due
WIC fiscal claim due
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Check out upcoming trainings and meetings: Local Agency WIC Calendar
Find new job opportunities on the WIC Job Postings webpage.
Submit job postings using the WIC Job Postings survey.
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