November 15, 2022

Local Agency Conference Call Recap

For those of you that were not able to attend this month's conference call, please see the attached notes from our short meeting. While we didn't speak for the whole hour, a lot of important information was covered so please be sure to check out the notes or view the video. 

We did record this session, if anyone would like the video sent to them, please email Alex Bostrom. 

Local Agency Conference Call Notes 11.3.22

Global Fruit & Vegetable Newsletter

In October, the global fruit and vegetable newsletter was published. In this newsletter, there were three research articles that demonstrate the positive impact that WIC has on participant health outcomes.

Local Agency & Participant Survey

Reminder: Please fill out the Local Agency Survey and distribute the Participant Survey! 

Please use the following links for electronic surveys:

Local Agency Survey Link

Participant Survey Link

To print the Participant Survey for your clinics please use this document below and collect surveys and send to Alex Bostrom at the end of each month. 

Participant Survey Print

Missoula County Job Posting

WIC Nutrition Specialist/Public Health Nutritionist

Hello! Please share this posting for a WIC Nutrition Specialist (WIC CPA) or WIC RDN in our Missoula WIC program. We are especially seeking applicants with WIC experience to join our dynamic and cohesive Missoula WIC team.

We have determined that it would meet the needs of our clinic to hire either a WIC CPA or a WIC RDN. We are only hiring for one position. Anywhere between 32 and 40 hours per week will work for our clinic. The weekly hours will be determined at the time of hire and are not intended to vary week to week. 

This position is made available by special project funding to our local agency WIC program and will build our in-clinic capacity. The funding is set to expire September 30, 2024; however, I am hopeful that we might be able to keep the position beyond that date if we can secure adequate funding.

Thank you for sharing our position posting with your networks. Any questions about the position can be sent to me or to Missoula County HR as indicated on the application materials.

Thank you!

Kate Devino- Missoula WIC/Nutrition Services Manager

WIC Nutrition Specialist/Public Health Nutritionist Posting

Submit an application here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/missoulacounty/

Workplace Wellness Program

The University of Montana has developed resources to assist and support Public Health employees with the goal of helping you feel better and avoid burnout.  These resources and services are FREE to any public health employee in Montana and the staff at UM are willing to work with groups if you would like to plan an activity for your staff locally.  We hope to have them present this on a conference call soon, but feel free to access this site Public Health Wellness Program - Montana Public Health Training Center - University Of Montana (umt.edu) or these fliers (attach) for more information.

View and share the Public Health Wellness Program flyers here: 

Self-Care Breaks Flyer

Wellness Program Flyer