Hmong Culture and Foods toolkit
The Hmong Culture and Foods toolkit is now available for viewing on the WIC Cultural Toolkit webpage. The Hmong toolkit was written by Anny Vang, a former Hennepin County CPA and Hmong culture advocate. The toolkit provides a wealth of information to help staff explore the Hmong culture more deeply. This is the latest toolkit that has been added to our collection and certainly not the last!
If you have ideas for a cultural toolkit or would like to be involved in writing or editing a toolkit, please email Jenny.Skinner@state.mn.us or Carole.Kelnhofer@state.mn.us.
Great Lakes Breastfeeding webinar
Register for the January Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar "Climate Change and Reproductive Justice: Impacts on Pregnancy and Pathways to Resilient Maternity Care" presented by Zainab Jah, MPH.
Registration opened Jan. 21, to watch whenever and wherever. Approved for one L-CERP, one nurse’s contact hour, one social work CE hour, one community health worker CEU, one certified health education specialist CECH, and one CME until January 20, 2026.
Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars can be viewed on Michigan Breastfeeding Network’s learning management system. Visit glbw.thinkific.com and make an account/log into existing account to view new and existing webinars.
Local agency staff should talk to their supervisor for approval before registering for training.
New webinar: Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills
Date: Wednesday, March 12: 8:30 - 10 a.m.
Register: Improving the Health of WIC Participants through Nutrition Education: Enhancing Nutrition Education Skills
Presenter: Melissa Nelson, MPH, RDN, LD
Description: Join us for an engaging webinar focused on enhancing nutrition education strategies to promote positive health impacts. Our speaker, Melissa Nelson, will examine ways that WIC staff can leverage critical thinking to navigate complex situations and tailor nutrition education. This session will explore techniques for developing high quality individual nutrition care plans for participants who meet the Minnesota WIC Program High Risk and Medical Referral criteria, discuss detailed approaches to providing breastfeeding education, and provide an opportunity to refine skills to create a meaningful difference in the lives of WIC participants!
Objectives:
- Use nutrition assessment data and critical thinking to prioritize and individualize high risk nutrition care plans.
- Determine best approach for providing education on breastfeeding, medical formula, and anticipatory guidance based on participant needs.
- Document nutrition education in a manner that promotes continuity of care.
- Assess and adapt care plans based on participant progress and feedback.
NOTE: You may need to enable cookies to reach the Microsoft Teams Webinar registration link. If it doesn’t work in your primary browser, please try another (Foxfire, Edge, or Chrome).
The Week Ahead
Check out upcoming trainings and meetings: Local Agency WIC Calendar
Find new job opportunities on the WIC Job Postings webpage. This week includes:
- Nobles County Community Services Licensed or Registered Dietician
- Washington County Dept. of Public Health and Environment Community Nutrition Specialist or Senior Community Nutrition Specialist - WIC Program
Submit job postings using the WIC Job Postings survey.
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