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Bureau of Nutrition & Physical Activity | 321 E. 12th St. | Des Moines, IA 50319 1.800.532.1579

wichd@idph.iowa.gov Week ending December 14, 2018 | Issue 404

WIC Thank you of the Week: “I truly believe that breastfeeding is making a comeback by storm in our community because of WIC staff's commitment to change, and acceptance of mothers as the key ingredient to making things happen. I have been empowered to step up and out in our community through public speaking, strategic planning and linking the hospital and government agencies directly to women and children. The Women, Infant and Children program is making a difference, and the pieces of the puzzle are coming together.” — WIC participant

Discontinued Formula: We have been notified that Abbott is discontinuing 32 oz. RTU Similac for Spit-Up due to low consumer demand. Retailers will be selling what they have left and then it will not be available. We no longer have anyone on this formula so we have deactivated this product. Similac for Spit Up will now only be available in the powdered form for WIC.

Participant Centered Services: Try using the following language to openly discuss safety with the families you see this week- "This is a safe place to talk about anything that impacts you or your children. We want to help. If you are concerned about your safety or the safety of your children, I will personally do everything I can to make sure you are safe and that you stay safe before you leave here today. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Customer Service: If you are answering the phone for someone else or a caller is asking for someone who is in a meeting, on vacation, out sick, etc., it's best to say she is not available right now or she is out of the office. People often don't believe that someone is in a meeting and it is nobody' business if someone is sick or out of town.

Resource Sharing: ASPHN's new brief, "Guidelines and Health Conditions Related to Timing of Early Infant Feeding," offers relevant findings and proposed supportive measures to address infant feeding practices, including the timing of complementary foods and the link to health conditions such as obesity, food sensitivity, allergies and anemia.

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Breastfeeding:

Two new sets of breastfeeding materials are available:

New Team Nutrition resources for the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) operators are available to help child care sites communicate with new and expectant moms about breastfeeding. They are currently available in English only, but Spanish and print versions are coming soon.

A Mother's Guide Breastfed Babies Welcome Here Poster Breastfed Babies Welcome Here Graphic

Your input can shape the nation's health i mpr ovement plan

Your input can shape the nation's health i mpr ovement plan

Your input can shape the nation's health improvement plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written

comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030. The public

comment period will be open from December 3, 2018, through January 17,

2019. You are invited to review and comment on the proposed objectives and you

may also propose additional objectives for consideration. Please note that later,

measures for the objectives will be included.

Why is Healthy People important to Iowans? It is the very foundation for federal

funding and programs, and an important resource for the next generation of Healthy

Iowans: Iowa’s Health Improvement Plan.

Visit Developing Healthy People 2030 to learn more about the proposed objectives and

see how to review and submit your comments.

Questions or Comments? Contact Louise.Lex@idph.iowa.gov or call (515) 281-4348.

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Job Posting: PROGRAM COORDINATOR NEEDED FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR

WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM

West Central Community Action seeks a Program Coordinator

for an eight-county WIC Program.

Duties of this position include grant/program administration, clinic scheduling,

staff supervision, managing client/community services, and providing direct

services as needed. The WIC Coordinator will maintain relationships with county

health departments and other local public and/or private health providers.

Must be currently licensed as a Registered Dietitian (LD/RD, Registered Nurse

(BSN), or Licensed Social Worker (LBSW) in the State of Iowa. Three years' of

supervisory, program administration, management experience, travel, valid driver's

license and auto liability insurance is required. Public health experience is

preferred.

This is a Harlan-based, full-time position with a minimum annual salary of $49,920.

Benefits include: Health, dental and life insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick

pay, IPERS and 403(b) retirement programs.

This posting will close December 17th.

Go to www.westcentralcaa.org to find out more about this position and our agency.

In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, West Central Community Action affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in any of its programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the Agency. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at West Central Community Action are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Iowa, and this non-discrimination

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statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations. Neither this job posting nor any submission of your resume or letter of application should be construed as an offer, guarantee, or length of employment.

From the WIC Policy and Procedure Manual – Services

300.10 Contact Agency Personnel Training

New Employee Training Course

The NETC is a two-day course offered approximately every other month. The course provides basic program operation information through discussion and interactive activities. Trainees must attend the following sessions: All Staff AND Health Professional (CPAs, non-CPA Professionals) OR Support Staff The All staff session will help build a common knowledge base about program operations while

emphasizing the team approach. The Health Professional and Support Staff sessions will focus

on the employee’s clinic responsibility with a focus on position-specific tasks.

All personnel who work at least 20 percent of full time for WIC must attend both days of the WIC New Employee Training Course (NETC) within the first six months of employment. All personnel who have access to the WIC data system, those with scheduler-only access, and those working less than 20% of full-time for WIC, are required to attend one day of NETC, the session for all new staff *. Contact the State WIC office for questions regarding the completion of NETC by other WIC staff, such as staff who have been previous WIC employees. *All CPAs are required to attend both days regardless of their FTE status.

Staff must register for NETC on the WIC Web Portal website at https://idph.iowa.gov/WIC-

Portal/Training-Personnel.

Before attending the course, each employee must: Complete the agency’s orientation program;

Accompany and observe at least one family unit during a WIC certification appointment,

including all encounters with clinic staff;

Observe and work alongside a co-worker with the same or similar job responsibilities for at

least one clinic;

View the new participant media program (see Policy 215.85);

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Receive a security token and complete the data system homework within the training

environment; and

Complete the NETC homework.

Fiscal Integrity 200.430 Compensation - personal services

(a)General. Compensation for personal services includes all remuneration, paid currently or accrued, for services of employees rendered during the period of performance under the Federal award, including but not necessarily limited to wages and salaries. Compensation for personal services may also include fringe benefits. Costs of compensation are allowable to the extent that they satisfy the specific requirements of this part, and that the total compensation for individual employees:

(1) is reasonable for the services rendered and conforms to the established written policy of the State WIC Office.

Note: Agencies are only reimbursed for staff time that is spent performing allowable WIC duties. Agencies will not be reimbursed for staff time performing non-WIC (other program) duties. See WIC Policy 315.43 Reporting Personnel Costs.

Help Desk 13.3.9 Help Window (F1 pressed) When a user presses the F1 key, the system displays a separate window that contains the Help Viewer. The help system is context-sensitive to the screen displayed (either the main panel or pop-up) and displays the associated help information for that screen. The F1 key does not display a help window when the splash screen is displayed in the main panel (i.e. there is no context.)

Available Formula:

Name of Formula:

Quantity: Exp. Date: Agency: Contact:

Elecare Jr. 1 can

11 cans

10-1-2019

1-1-2020

VNA-Elkader Theresa Eberhardt

(563) 245-1145 or

(563) 329-0094

Pediasure Peptide

48- Vanilla 8oz

1-1-2019 Operation Threshold Angela Becker

(319) 292-1829

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Meetings, Trainings & Webinars:

2018 State WIC Staff Meeting Dates (The dates below are dates that the State WIC Staff have their staff meetings and it may be more difficult to reach a staff member during these times.)

December 18, 2018 9-11 a.m.

January 2019 Contractor's Webinar WIC Coordinators, mark your calendars! The January Contractor's Webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, January 30 from 9:00-12:00. In order to best meet your needs, we want input on discussion topics. This is YOUR meeting, so we want to address your questions, concerns, and successes! Please contact your nutrition consultant with topics to be added to the agenda as soon as possible.

2019 Core Training Dates March 27, 2019 Maternal Core Training March 28, 2019 Breastfeeding Core Training August 29, 2019 Infant/Child Core Training October 29, 2019 Communication and Rapport Core Training All trainings will be held at: DMACC Center for Career & Professional Development at Southridge 1111 E Army Post Rd, Suite 2004, Des Moines, IA 50315

NETC 2019 Training Dates

January:

NETC webinar (All new staff) – January 10, from 8:30-11:30 (Nikki and Caryn)

NETC webinar (Health Professional) – January 17, from 8:30-11:30 (Nikki and Caryn)

NETC webinar (Support Staff) – January 24, from 8:30-11:30 (Connie and Nicole)

March:

NETC webinar (All new staff) – March 14, from 8:30-11:30 (Nicole and Nikki)

NETC webinar (Health Professional) – March 21, from 8:30-11:30 (Caryn and Charles)

NETC webinar (Support Staff) – March 28, from 8:30-11:30 (Connie and Caryn)

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All webinar’s will take place in Room 479

May:

NETC webinar (All new staff) – May 9, from 8:30-11:30 (Nikki and Charles)

NETC webinar (Health Professional) – May 23, from 8:30-11:30 (Nicole and Caryn)**

NETC webinar (Support Staff) – May 30, from 8:30-11:30 (Connie and Charles)**

July:

NETC webinar (All new staff) – July 10, from 8:30-11:30 (Nicole and Caryn)**

NETC webinar (Health Professional) – July 18, from 8:30-11:30 (Charles and Nicole)

NETC webinar (Support Staff) – July 25, from 8:30-11:30 (Connie and Nikki)

September:

NETC webinar (All new staff) – September 12, from 8:30-11:30 (Nikki and Caryn)

NETC webinar (Health Professional) – September 19, from 8:30-11:30 (Charles and Nicole)

NETC webinar (Support Staff) – September 26, from 8:30-11:30 (Connie and Caryn)

November:

NETC webinar (All new staff) – November 14, from 8:30-11:30 (Nikki and Caryn)

NETC webinar (Health Professional)–November 20, from 8:30-11:30 (Nicole and Charles)**

NETC webinar (Support Staff) – November 21, from 8:30-11:30 (Connie and Nicole)**

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Non Discrimination Statement In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.