COVID – 19 UPDATE 6-18-2020
Today’s Agenda Welcome – Jacqueline Beard Opening remarks – Paul Throne Announcements – State staff Navigating NWA’s website – Jen Mitchell Getting the word out about WIC – Jen Mitchell Tips for using NWA’s conference platform – Todd Mountin Medical Documentation Form policy – Jean O’Leary Questions and answers – Heidi Feston Washington State Department of Health | 2
Washington State Department of Health | 3
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Waivers Requested extensions for July: o Remote benefits issuance o Physical presence o Anthropometrics o Local agency monitoring Still awaiting response August waiver extension request due by July 7 Washington State Department of Health | 5
State budget situation General fund budget reduction exercise Applies only to state funds WIC is 99.8% FEDERALLY funded The only state funds in WIC are Farmers Market Admin match DOH has not offered these funds for reduction We are still waiting to hear what OFM decides to do Washington State Department of Health | 6
Governor’s Announcement on State Payroll COLAs will not occur for some staff Furloughs will occur for some staff WIC federal-state agreement governs furloughs Local WIC agencies are not impacted by state furloughs Washington State Department of Health | 7
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Announcements Income Eligibility Guidelines – Marian Polsak GoToMeeting Licenses – Jacqueline Beard o Email requests to wiclpc@doh.wa.gov Washington State Department of Health | 9
Navigating NWA’s website All WIC staff are National WIC Association (NWA) members Paid for annually by the State office o Important to keep LMS info updated with current staff o Washington State is part of the NWA Outreach & Retention Campaign WIC has a national brand designed by the NWA. It’s a o way for WIC to unify and share its story throughout the US. WIC staff in Washington have access to the National o WIC Association (NWA) website and all the tools to use in the branding campaign.
Navigating NWA’s website Logging into the NWA website Use handout Navigating the NWA Website o COVID-19 messaging Found in Resources and WIC HUB sections o Use handout NWA WIC & COVID-19 - Messaging Toolkit o
Ways to get the word out: WIC is open • WIC appointments can be done from home • WIC has expanded foods • Developed social media messages in English and Spanish for 3 platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Post on your own social media sites and Available to re-post from previous posts on DOH or Nutrition First social media pages
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Facebook Twitter Instagram If you’re pregnant, Are you pregnant, a new WIC has made a difference breastfeeding, a new mom, mom, or have a child under for over 275,000 women, or have children under 5, 5? Call WIC if your hours infants, and children! It can and you’ve recently had were cut or you’re laid off. make a difference for you your hours cut or been laid WIC is accepting new too! If you’ve recently off due to COVID-19, you families and helps with been laid off or had your may be eligible for healthy foods and more. hours cut and are nutrition assistance! WIC is Find out how WIC can help pregnant, breastfeeding, a still open by phone to help your family: new mom, or have a child families! Find out if your www.parenthelp123.org under 5 you might be family’s eligible: eligible. Find out how WIC #StayHomeGetWIC http://www.parenthelp123 can help your family: .org/resources/food- www.parenthelp123.org assistance-resources/the- wic-program #StayHome#GetWIC Facebook Twitter Instagram ¡Si usted está embarazada, ¿Está embarazada, madre ¡WIC ha hecho una diferencia está amamantando, madre primeriza o tiene niño menor en más de 275,000 mujeres, primeriza o tiene niños de 5? Llame a WIC si han bebés y niños! Puede hacer menores de 5 años y recortado su horario o ha sido una diferencia para usted recientemente recibió un despedido. WIC acepta nuevas también. corte en las horas de trabajo o familias y ayuda con alimentos si ha sido despedido debido al saludables y más. Encuentre si Si usted ha sido despedido COVID-19, podría ser elegible WIC puede ayudar a su familia recientemente o le han para asistencia nutricional! www.parenthelp123.org/es/ reducido las horas de trabajo, y está embarazada, ¡WIC aún está abierto por #QuédeseEnCasaObtengaWIC amamantando, es madre teléfono para ayudar a las primeriza o tiene un niño familias! Encuentre si su menor de 5 años, podría ser familia es elegible: elegible. Encuentre como WIC le puede ayudar a su familia: www.parenthelp123.org/es/ http://www.parenthelp123.or g/es/resources/food- assistance-resources/the-wic- #QuédeseEnCasaObtengaWIC program
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