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Archived News
April 2008
March 2008
- New "Comments" Page
The WIC Website now has a Comments page! It can be found at
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/WIC/contact.htm, and it has also been added to the site directory on the left side of each page. Topic suggestions are provided, and clicking on one will bring up an email with the selected topic in the subject line. You will see us use this site as one more way to get input from clinic staff, clients, and the public on specific projects like the State Plan or the New Food Choices 2009 project.
February 2008
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2007 WIC Annual Report Order Form (PDF, 25.64 KB)
The 2007 Annual Report is currently being printed along with the 2007 County and Agency Fact Sheets. We are now accepting order requests for the 2007 WIC Annual Report and County/Agency Fact Sheets. You may e-mail, fax or mail your order requests to the WIC Admin Unit -- the mailing/fax information is listed on the order form. We plan to mail initial orders to requestors before the end of March. Order forms received after March 2008, will be processed in approximately 10 business days.
December 2007
- New Interim Food Rule
On December 6, 2007, an interim final rule revising the WIC food packages was published in the Federal Register. The changes to the WIC food packages are designed to improve the nutrition and health of the nation’s low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children. The new food packages include fruits and vegetables and whole grains.
The Washington State WIC Nutrition Program is pleased to announce in conjunction with the Food and Nutrition Service, the release of a series of resources for WIC staff on the New WIC Food Packages. The materials include tools for public relations, participant education, staff education and training, and breastfeeding promotion and support. Many of the materials are already up on WIC Works and more will be added soon.
We hope you find these tools to be helpful. You can access them by visiting http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Learning_Center/Food_Packages.html.
To learn more about the food packages and read the Interim Rule visit the Web site for the Food and Nutrition Service at http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/regspublished/foodpackages-interimrule.htm.
November 2007
- State Conference Materials Now Online
These materials are from the 2007 State WIC Conference and are designed to support staff in transitioning to using new assessment questions, new risk factors, and the Circle Charts as new nutrition education tools. Visit the Clinic Forms & Materials page to download.
- WIC Listens Report
The WIC Listens Report is now available on this website. Last year almost 2000 WIC families, retailers and staff shared their experience of the WIC Program and their ideas on how to help WIC families follow the rules. We heard from many different types of people from around the state in focus groups, individual interviews, and the WIC Listens survey. In this report, you'll find suggestions from these very different groups on how to help WIC families follow WIC rules. View the Executive Summary.
July 2007
- October 2007 Infant Formula Change
WIC encourages breastfeeding for all babies, but not all families choose or are able to do so.
For families that do not breastfeed, WIC supplements their formula through WIC checks. Because formula is our most costly item, WIC contracts with infant formula manufacturers in exchange for a rebate on infant formula purchased with WIC checks. This rebate helps offset WIC's food costs, and those savings allow us to serve an estimated 75,000 more clients per year.
Beginning October 1, 2007 Ross will be the WIC supplier for both milk-based and soy-based infant formulas. Ross products Similac Advance and Isomil Advance will be primary WIC formulas. For the complete list of formulas we will offer see the Washington State WIC Approved Formulas List Effective October 1, 2007 (PDF, 38.49 KB).
March 2007
- 2006 WIC Annual Report and County Fact Sheets
Fewer Babies Born Too Soon and Too Small - WIC is prevention when it counts most - the 2006 WIC Annual Report and county fact sheets are now available online for viewing and ordering. You may email, fax, or mail your order requests to the WIC Administration Unit - the contact information is listed on the 2006 Order Form (PDF, 33.82 KB). Visit our Annual Reports and County Fact Sheets page to view current and past reports.
January 2007
- 2006 WIC Annual Report Order Form (PDF 33.82 KB)
The 2006 Annual Report is currently being printed along with 2006 County and Agency Fact Sheets. We are now accepting order requests for the 2006 WIC Annual Report and County/Agency Fact Sheets. You may email, fax or mail your order requests to the WIC Admin Unit -- their mailing/fax information is listed on the order form. We plan to mail initial orders to requestors before the end of February. Order forms received after February 2007 will be processed in approximately 10 business days.
December 2006
- Cooking with Children
Quick and easy child-friendly recipes from Banana Ana Smoothies to Mr. Potato Head's Scalloped Potatoes are provided on the California Department of Health Service's web site. In addition to easy and fun recipes, this site includes tips for cooking with children, safety information for cooking with children and basic cooking terms, supplies and foods.
October 2006
- Multigrain Cheerios Packaging Has Changed
Multigrain Cheerios has a new look. The cereal has not changed. This flyer (PDF, 136.92KB) helps notify of the change.
September 2006
- Similac Infant Formula Packaging Has Changed
Similac Neosure Advance and Similac Alimentum Advance have a new look. The formula has not changed. Cans with either graphic are WIC approved. More information about the types of formulas WIC provides and the reasons they are provided can be found on our infant formula page.
Documents posted in PDF version on the Department of Health Web site will be made available on request to users who are unable to download or view them. For persons with disabilities, PDF documents will be made available on request in other formats. To submit a request, contact WIC's Subsite Developer. Download the free PDF viewer here.
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