Food Package Summit - April 7, 2008
Materials Available for Download!
Making Change Matter:
Maximizing the Health Impact of the New WIC Foods
A Summit for California WIC Partners
Monday, April 7, 2008
9 AM to 4 PM
Center for Healthy Communities
1000 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Summit Success
On April 7, CWA and PolicyLink, in partnership with the California WIC Program, welcomed 300 guests and enthusiastic speakers to the Center for a day-long Summit. Attendees were able to take an in-depth look at the recent Interim Final Rule released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will update and improve the foods provided to millions of families served by the WIC program.
Thanks for Coming!
State and local policymakers, food processors and retailers, public health and community development experts, grass-roots and multi-cultural health advocates, and nutrition and breastfeeding educators were able to network with WIC professionals and administrators and new linkages were formed. During the plenary and breakout sessions, attendees were able to get more detailed information about the new Rule, as well as WIC program operations and the process for implementing the Food Package changes in California.
Next Steps
Interested persons can download some of the Summit Materials provided, and browse through the Plenary and Breakout presentations. CWA is busy pulling together a Summit Summary document containing some of the key recommendations that surfaced during the discussions, as well as a Questions and Answers page – these will be posted in a few weeks. We are also keeping in touch via e-mail with interested attendees. If you’d like to get in the loop, please contact Kinkini Banerjee at kbanerjee@calwic.org.
Summit Materials Downloads
- Flyer
- Agenda
- Press Release
- USDA Interim Final Rule
- WIC Food Check How a food check is issued and paid
- WIConnect Campaign Strategy
- Single-Page Flyer: Current and USDA-Proposed CA WIC Foods for Children Front Back
- Report: CA WIC Participant Food Shopping and Consumption Habits Survey
- 2008 California WIC Facts & Figures
- Summit Evaluation & Comment Form
Summit Presentations & Fact Sheets
Plenary Session
- Judith Bell - Remarks Slides
- Lorelei DiSogra
- Linnea Sallack
Farm-To-WIC Breakout
- CA WIC Farmer's Market Program Facts
- Cash-Value Check Option for Farmers
- WFMNP Project-Gloria Pecina
Expanding WIC-Grocer Partnerships Breakout
- Becoming a WIC-Authorized Store Facts
- SaveMart - Sharon Blakely
- Network - Melanie Hall
- Veritable Vegetable Information
Common Messaging Breakout
- WIC - Laurie Green
- Network - Sue Foerster
- CDE - Heather Reed
- First Five - Lisa Burkel
- Dairy Council - MA Burkman
Infant - Early Feeding Breakout
Next Steps
Generous support provided by the Vitamin Cases Consumer Settlement Fund and Kaiser Permanente Community Grants.