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. 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.

2 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. 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?

3 E=qNOAJt ACTION REQUIRED: All staff should review the slide show and determine how your agency would like to utilize this tool. 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! 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.

4 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. 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.

5 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). 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. 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.

6 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. 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.

7 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! WIC-I-2018-07 Date April 23, 2018 Page 4 of 5 In addition to the new color palate and design, the updated site offers enhanced features for an improved user experience, including a mobile-friendly design and significantly improved search capabilities. The home page showcases new and featured resources updated regularly, and each page provides quick and easy access to resources, with a search box that produces enhanced search results, and a navigation bar that links to the most commonly visited collections.

8 The Explore Resources landing page (see screen shot allows users to narrow their search using the various filters. Each resource page has clickable topic tags, so with one click users can see all other resources within the selected topic. In the redesigned site, WIC staff will continue to find reliable resources for nutrition education and counseling related to maternal, infant and child health that helps them meet WIC goals. Of note is that most resources have been reorganized and, therefore, their pathway has changed. If you have bookmarked any resources, you may want to amend them accordingly to ensure you maintain quick and easy access to your favorite resources. ACTION REQUIRED: None, but if you have not explored FNS s WIC Resource System, now would be a great time to do so. Training: Additional Educational Opportunities Dark Side of the Full Moon Postpartum Depression Workshop in Topeka Friday May 4, 2018. See attached flyer for registration INFORMATION .)

9 KANSAS WIC New Employee Breastfeeding Training- Using Loving Support to Grow and Glow in WIC All new employees are required to attend Loving Support training. WIC Coordinators may choose to wait and send new employees to the nearest training, as long as the person will have been employed in WIC for less than one year by the time they attend. o Topeka June 19, 2018 (see details in December I-Memo) o Wichita 2018 (exact date to be determined) WIC-I-2018-07 Date April 23, 2018 Page 5 of 5 Breastfeeding Webinar for Working Moms (Recorded, 50-minute video) by Judy Harris, MPH, RD, CD, IBCLC at Utah Dept of Health. +Wellness+ +Wellness+ Save the Date - The NWA Biennial Nutrition Education and Breastfeeding Conference will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans from September 24-27, 2018. Click for INFORMATION . This conference is the most popular gathering of WIC nutrition and breastfeeding professionals in the US, attracting more than 1,200 staff from USDA, state and local WIC agencies.

10 Education sessions will cover current and emerging nutrition and breastfeeding science, research, policy and best practices. Poster Sessions and special forums will offer additional learning and networking opportunities and offers an exhibit hall of over 50 exhibitors ready to provide the latest on WIC-related products, technology and services. Free 8-hour Mental Health First Aid Course. Find a location near you: Public Health Nutrition Certificate of Training Provided by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) and planned with the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN). The Public Health Nutrition Certificate of Training consists of five 2-hour modules that provide fundamental INFORMATION relevant to public health nutrition, ideal for new WIC registered dietitians. (FYI-The modules mentioned WIC seven times, and breastfeeding eight times!) The Certificate of Training is an affordable self-study training option at $120 for Academy members (or $270 for non-members).