KANSAS WIC INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

1 KANSAS WIC INFORMATION MEMORANDUM KANSAS -WIC-I-2018-07 TO: Parent and Sub-Agencies FROM: Dave Thomason Nutrition & WIC Services Director DATE: April 23, 2018 RE: eWIC Client Education Slide Show Coffective Note Breastfeeding: Breastpump End of SFY Ordering New eWIC Materials for Foster Families KANSAS eWIC News 2018 NSP Reminder Nutrition Education - Division of Responsibility Tidbit Save the Date: June 21, 2018, for a webinar for LAs about the 2019 Nutrition Services Plan Newly Redesigned WIC Works Resource System Training: Additional Educational Opportunities eWIC Client Education Slide Show This is a follow up to ensure you were aware of an email sent from Ashley Warren on 4/17/18 regarding a newly available eWIC client education slide show.

2 If you did not, please make sure your correct email is on file to receive P & I-memos. Here is what the email said: Contained in this email is a link to the eWIC client education slide show. This is a slide show that you can use for client education on how to use eWIC all around. We encourage everyone to download this and use it however you see fit. What you will need to do is click on the link below, once you are taken to the site, click on the Download in the upper left hand corner. After you select that, a save box appears at the bottom of your screen. We recommend that you select the small arrow next to the word Save and select Save As , this way you can direct where you save this file at on your computer.

3 It will take about a minute or less to fully download and once it is completed, a box will appear at the bottom of your screen that you can select Open and the file will open and begin to play. We would like to thank Johnson County for their work on this and allowing us to use this and share with everyone. WIC-I-2018-07 Date April 23, 2018 Page 2 of 5 :v:/g/personal/ashley_warren_kdhe_ks_gov /EQJ3 YGF23p1 IvD8 WjAmZzJ0 BFQ240-W6rnzSpCphAv0 FIQ?e=qNOAJt ACTION REQUIRED: All staff should review the slide show and determine how your agency would like to utilize this tool.

4 Feel free to post this slide show online. Coffective Note Make sure you remind community partners about the free tools available from Coffective. You know how we all forget things! This site provides INFORMATION about the free Coffective app, has the We re Prepared! Checklist and the Get Ready to Fall in Love handouts available for printing, and provides a one-hour overview video. You can also provide community partners with the tear sheets available on the WIC Publications Order Form. ACTION REQUIRED: All staff should be implementing Coffective action steps. Breastfeeding: Breast pump End of SFY Ordering Check your breast pump and breast pump equipment supplies!

5 No items will be approved for purchase after Tuesday, May 15 until July 1, due to the end of the state fiscal year. All invoices and reimbursement requests must be to Kara Watts at the state office by June 1, 2018. Do not include breast pump and equipment costs on your affidavits. These costs must be submitted on the Breast Pump Request for Reimbursement Form with a copy of the invoice for payment. ACTION REQUIRED: Please do not stockpile but place a realistic order. Contact Kara Watts at for order approval before placing the order. New eWIC Resources for Foster Families To help foster families understand eWIC-related details specific for them, the state agency has developed two new handouts that LAs can download from the WIC website and print as needed.

6 A new page has been created for the WIC website under INFORMATION for Families titled, Are you a foster parent? ACTION REQUIRED: Please share with all staff to review the handouts to be better equipped to educate foster families. KANSAS eWIC News The April issue of KANSAS eWIC News is included with this memo and also is available on the website at ACTION REQUIRED: Have all staff read KANSAS eWIC News. WIC-I-2018-07 Date April 23, 2018 Page 3 of 5 2018 Nutrition Services Plan (NSP) Reminder Due on April 30, 2018 is everyone s NSP reports on Coffective and Division of Responsibility (if a LA used DOR).

7 The report should include whether staff completed the online training, the three Coffective strategies selected, progress on Coffective during the first quarter (1/1/18 3/30/18), and a short-term evaluation of the implementation of one step. For the DOR part of the report submit the date when staff training on DOR was completed, your finalized list of planned activities, a timeline and staff assignments for these activities, and progress so far on your Plan. ACTION REQUIRED: Submit these reports no later than 4/30/18 to your SA Nutrition lead. Division of Responsibility Tidbit One goal of parenting is to help children become independent.

8 As a baby gets older, we know that at some point it is all about me do it. We can reassure parents that this is normal and instead of finding it frustrating, try to let their little one do as much as they can by themselves. Eating is a part of this. At about 8 12 months (depending on the individual child s development), encourage parents to let the child feed herself. Suggest to parents that they can cut foods in tiny pieces and let the child feed herself with her fingers. Then as the child is more able to hold onto objects, introduce a spoon. As the child progresses, parents need to remember that even little ones need structure.

9 A one year old can learn to wait a bit to eat so they can join in with family meals. But don t wait too long or let her get too hungry. This is when sit-down snacks come in. Encourage parents to have regular, planned snacks between meals, at the table. And reassure parents that when their child goes from being a happy eater to being a picky eater, that this is normal. This is being a toddler! ACTION REQUIRED: Share with appropriate staff. Save the Date, June 21, 2018, for a webinar for Local Agencies about the 2019 Nutrition Services Plan Yes, you read correctly, 2019 NSP.

10 The SA will be offering a webinar for LAs with some INFORMATION and tips for writing your 2019 NSP. It is optional and will be at 9 am on June 21, 2018. For those who cannot attend, the webinar will be recorded and available on our website sometime after the webinar. More INFORMATION will be coming. ACTION REQUIRED: Share with all staff who will be involved with writing your 2019 NSP. If you use a consultant RD on a part-time basis, please be sure that person receives this too. Newly Redesigned WIC Works Resource System Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) is excited to announce that the newly redesigned WIC Works Resource System is now available!