What's New with the WIC Nutrition Program?

April 2008

• Comment Period: April 16, 2008-May 16, 2008
  WIC is accepting comments about the plan for 2009.  Comments must be received no later than May 16, 2008 to be considered in the planning process.

• Updated Income Guidelines
  The updated income guidelines, effective April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, are now available on the WIC Eligibility page, under Information for the Public.

March 2008

• 2007 Washington WIC Annual Report (PDF, 533.21 KB)
  The 2007 Washington WIC Annual Report and county fact sheets are now available online. Visit our Annual Reports and County Fact Sheets page to view current and past reports. You may email, fax, or mail order requests to the WIC Administration Unit. Contact information is listed on the 2007 Order Form (PDF, 25.64 KB).

• 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

• 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.

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