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USA Rice Federation generously supported the WIC Worksite Wellness program at the Rejuvenation level and co-sponsored the 2nd Annual Wellness Cook-off at the CWA Annual Conference and Tradeshow.
Three finalists competed in a cooking demonstration during the Annual Conference in San Diego on Monday, May 3rd. Acclaimed Food Writer and Cookbook Author Marie Simmons and Top Chef Contestant Brain Malarkey were the judges of the Cook-Off.
The partnership between UCLA, CWA and UC Berkeley is to engage and train key WIC staff to disseminate and advocate for widespread improvements in nutrition and physical activity behaviors in their local agencies and help spark advocacy to influence such policies and regulations at the local level.
In January 2010, early adopters WIC Worksite Wellness program participated in the Fuel Up, Lift Off (FULO) training conducted by the UCLA team of Dr. Toni Yancey, Dr. Joyce Guinyard and Jammie Hopkins. Dr. Pat Crawford’s and Wendi Gosliner from the Center for Weight and Health at UC Berkeley conducted the nutrition component of the FULO training. The FULO training is part of the CDC-funded REACH US program conducted by UCLA’s Kaiser Permanente Center of Health Equity. read more >
Thanks to the generosity of HealthNet, the incomparable Andy Padilla, led a number of Physical Activity breaks during the CWA Annual Conference. HealthNet is a WWW partner, providing staff with the Fit Families for Life DVD to staff and local WIC agencies with their Worksite Wellness toolkit, “Healthy Providers for Life.”
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2010 California WIC “Iron Chef” Wellness Cook-Off!
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