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How long does the Continuing Resolution (CR) Provide Funds?
- WIC funding provided by the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress on September 30, 2023 allows the program to conduct business as usual for 45 days or until November 17, 2023
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How does the CR impact cash value benefit (CVB) levels?
- The CR provides authority to maintain CVB issuance at the higher, NASEM-recommended levels. We are seeking additional information from USDA about the duration of higher benefit levels.
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At this time, does the CR provide all of the WIC funding needs?
- It allows WIC to spend down funds at the rate necessary to support participation.
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What are the next steps for Congress to provide FY24 funding?
- Congress must pass a federal budget to ensure the government can be funded through the end of FY24 in September 2024.
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Why does WIC need additional investment from Congress?
- With increasing participation rates, it’s critical that WIC is fully funded to avoid any disruption in services to current participants and/or the implementation of waiting lists for the first time in 30 years.
National WIC Association Applauds Congressional Passage of 45-Day Funding Bill, Urges Additional Steps to Support WIC Participants | National WIC Association (nwica.org)
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As a reminder, posters will be shipped to WIC clinics for the MCHBG needs assessment. We encourage all clinics to hang up the posters and to encourage Montana families to complete the 4-question survey using the QR code on the posters. This information will be coming from the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities. They will be sending postcards to current WIC families at the beginning of November. |
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The Family & Community Health Bureau is looking for a visionary leader who is passionate about maternal and child health to step into the Maternal Child Health Coordination Section Supervisor/Title-V Director position at DPHHS. The MCHS Section Supervisor leads the maternal and child health programs including the Maternal Child Health Block Grant, Fetal Infant Child Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Program, Oral Health, Primary Care Office, Montana Obstetrics & Maternal Support Program, and the Maternal Mortality Review & Prevention Program with opportunity to shape the maternal and child health programs across Montana. Applicant review will begin on November 1, 2023 and will be open until filled.
Job Description - Maternal Child Health Coordination Section Supervisor (00703) (23143018) (taleo.net)
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https://www.nwica.org/snippet-webinars-intro
October 26, 2023 3 pm ET - Strengthening the Role of Family Planning Through Partnership
November 2, 2023, 3 pm ET - IRS Tax Tips & Resources for New Parents
By Us, For Us: Providing Culturally Specific WIC Services for the African American/African Immigrant and Native American Communities
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Risk Code 383: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Defined as a drug withdrawal syndrome that occurs among drug-exposed (primarily opioid-exposed) infants as a result of the mother’s use of drugs during pregnancy. NAS is a combination of physiologic and neurologic symptoms that can be identified immediately after birth and can last up to 6 months after birth.
This condition must be present within the first 6 months of birth and diagnosed, documented, or reported by a physician or someone working under a physician’s orders, or as self-reported by applicant/participant/caregiver.
What WIC Can Do:
- Educate caregivers to recognize hunger cues.
- Review feeding frequency and/or formula type and amount to help manage gastrointestinal symptoms of NAS.
- Provide growth monitoring to assess adequate weight gain.
- Encourage supportive interventions, such as:
- Skin-to-skin
- Swaddling
- Quiet environment with little stimulation
- Encourage breastfeeding unless medically contraindicated.
- Provide referrals for support services.
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The State Office will be closed on November 10, 2023 to observe Veteran's Day.
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