1 / 15

Oregon WIC

Oregon WIC. Sue Woodbury, RD, MBA State WIC Director Susan.woodbury@state.or.us (971) 673-0036. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for W omen, I nfants, and C hildren. 100% Federally Funded Administered by USDA, Food and Nutrition Service Administered by Oregon

quana
Download Presentation

Oregon WIC

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Oregon WIC Sue Woodbury, RD, MBA State WIC Director Susan.woodbury@state.or.us (971) 673-0036

  2. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 100% Federally Funded Administered by USDA, Food and Nutrition Service Administered by Oregon Public Health Division (OHA) Not an entitlement program

  3. Oregon WIC serves. . . • 41% of all women who gave birth in Oregon • 59.5% of women who gave birth in rural counties • 1 in 3 Oregon children under the age of 5

  4. WIC Eligibility Criteria Applicants must meet the following four criteria: • Are a pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding woman, infant or child under 5 years of age. • Lives in Oregon. • Has a nutritional need. • The household income is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines.

  5. Nutrition eligibility is determined from a Nutrition Screening • Anthropometric • Biochemical • Dietary • Health History

  6. WIC provides . . . • Nutrition education • Breastfeeding promotion, education and support • Supplemental Foods • Referrals to health & social services

  7. Foods Available through WIC • Fruits & Veggies • Whole Grains • Milk • Cheese • Eggs • PB and/or beans • Cereal • Juice • Canned Fish • Infant Foods • Special Medical Formulas

  8. Farm Direct Nutrition Program Includes WIC clients & Seniors

  9. FDNP Benefits • Checks to purchase locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs at participating farm stands and vendors at farmers markets • WIC clients receive $20 in benefits and Seniors receive $32 in benefits • In 2011 farmers received over 1.08 million in revenue Reduces premature births • Season is June through October • Almost every county, but limited funds prevent every family from receiving checks • FDNP receives a small amount of state general funds

  10. WIC Connects Hunger & Health • Reduces premature births • Lowers infant mortality • Prevents childhood anemia • Improves cognitive development • Increases breastfeeding rates • Greater likelihood of woman receiving prenatal care.

  11. Eliminating public health problems arising from childhood hunger • Oregon has among the highest hunger rates in the U.S. • Oregon WIC is a partner in the Childhood Hunger Coalition (CHC) • CHC developed a free on-line course, “Childhood Food Insecurity: Health Impacts, Screening and Intervention” available at www.ecampus.oregonstate.edu/hunger

  12. WIC services are an adjunct to health care • WIC staff work with public health and medical providers to promote good health and nutrition to Oregon’s children and babies.

  13. The next new initiative…. • Moving from paper vouchers to EBT • Online card – same technology as SNAP • Statewide in 2014

  14. WIC works! US Office of Management and Budget cited WIC as “effective” – the highest ranking possible. WIC received high marks for: • efficient use of program funds • positive impact on birth outcomes • positive impacts on childhood immunization rates • Medicaid savings

More Related