ASSIGNMENT

WIC Project Part I 

January 2023 – Part One: WIC Introduction, 30 hours 

Complete the activities listed.  

1. This WIC project counts for 30 hours of Alternative Experiences. You do not need to keep a weekly log.
2. Community WIC Folder is in your Google portfolio. Within that folder is the WIC Part I Project folder. Upload summaries, tables, certificates, counseling responses, growth charts, presentation and nutrition education material in your WIC Google Portfolio as pdf documents or ppt (as defined by project).
3. Save each document with LastNameFirstname_activity, e.g.

StoplerMarinaEALsummary, StoplerMarina_JANDsummary,

StoplerMarina_WLOL_FeedingInfants, StoplerMarina_PresentationPPT

1. Most summaries are one-page summaries. Include your name, DFN 730, and WIC Part I, 2023 in the heading. Single space, use either 10 or 12 font, Cabrini or Times New Roman.
2. Some of the staff in-service and/or educational handouts may be chosen at the end of the DFN 730 during spring or summer semester to be shared with fellow interns.
3. Participate in WIC Discussion Board forums (DFN 730 Spring 2023)

Ignore this part (Complete the activities listed.) from 1-3

1. Using the Evidence Analysis Library. Search WIC

Review: What are effective intervention strategies that have been identified to assist food insecure individuals in meeting their nutritional needs? 

Write a one-page summary that includes:

• What you find to be important or compelling points in the Conclusion
• The meaning of the Grade
• A summary of one of the nine studies in the Evidence Summary

Do this part (1. Using the Evidence Analysis Library. Search WIC

) (1 page), USE THIS WEBSITE https://www.eatrightpro.org/search-results?keyword=WIC

Please let me know if you need login information to sign in to get more information, it is the same website you did order of FNCE conference summary.

 

2. From the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (You should have access to this with your student membership)
3. Read and summarize the Review Article: Twenty years of WIC: A review of some aspects of the program, by Owen and Owen, July 1997 (6 pages). 

• No more than two pages summary, 10 or 12 font, double spaced, Times New Roman or Calibri,
• APA citation

Do this part (2. From the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.) with 2 pages

1. Search WIC. Choose one Research Original Brief / Research/ Research and Professional Brief/ Full Length Article between 2010 and 2022 that focuses on any of these topics:

WIC and incidence of low birth weight babies

WIC and increase in breastfeeding rates

WIC and improving maternal nutrition

WIC and promoting fruit and/or vegetable consumption

WIC food packages and childhood obesity

WIC food packages and the diets of toddlers

WIC and the retail environment / access to foods / discount variety stores

WIC and COVID-19

• Summarize in less than two pages, 10 or 12 font, double spaced, New Times Roman or Calibri
• APA citation

Do this part (2 pages), it is still the same website eatright, Please let me know if you need login information to sign in to get more information, it is the same website you did order of FNCE conference.

3. WIC Package:

Create a chart and list the foods that are in the WIC vouchers for infants, children, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, postpartum women.

Do this part(3.WIC Package) with 1-2 pages depend on the content needs

4. WLOL 

https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/resources/wic-learning-online-wlol

• Complete the Skillsport registration form

➢ User ID: create your own. You can use your email, name, random number, or whatever suits your fancy. Write your User ID down somewhere.

➢ Job title: student/intern

➢ What is your Agency Type? = Other

➢ How long have you worked for WIC = I don’t work for WIC

➢ How are you using this training? = Continuing Education and/or Update my skills

Complete the following courses on WIC Learning Online , print out the certificate of completion and place in your WIC portfolio.

Feeding Infants: Nourishing Attitudes and Techniques, 28 slides not including overview (make note of FDA’s definition of infant formula – see #9: Infant formula questions  before you view this activity)

Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA), 27 slides not including overview

WIC Baby Behavior, 1 hr 30 min

Use Active Listening in Workplace Situations, 34 minutes

Ignore this part (4. WLOL),I will do it

 

5. Infant Formula 

What is the FDA’s definition of infant formula (definition was part of the Feeding Infants: Nourishing Attitudes and Techniques course)? Write a one-page review of a current research article on infant formula ingredients and their health effects. Citation in APA format.

Please do this part (5. Infant Formula  ) with 1 page

6. Healthy People 2030 

Go to www.HealthyPeople.gov

Click on Objectives and Data >> About the Objectives

• Review the different types of objectives

Go back to Objectives and Data . . . What’s changed from 2020

• Click on See what’s changed
• Choose one MICH Objective that has been Retained, Modified, or Related
• Write a one-page assessment of the MICH Objective of your choice and explain how the WIC programs helps us meet the Healthy People Goals for Maternal, Child and Infant Health. Include data and data source in your summary.

Do this part (6. Healthy People 2030 ) with 1 page assessment

 

7. Discussion Board Websites 

Review the listed websites and then participate in the discussion board (check out what you need to demonstrate in the DB website before you review).

• National WIC Association www.nwica.org
• WICWorks Topics A-Z www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks
• Community Health (CHIRS) Dashboard Community Health Indicator Reports (CHIRS) Dashboard
• County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity (CHIRE)
• The Leading Causes of Death report by county 
• The Asthma Dashboard by county 
• The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Dashboard
• Community Health Profile  

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/data-publications/profiles.page

Discussion Board: Be able to demonstrate understanding of the following:

1. The key nutrients provided by WIC
2. Why WIC works
3. How the program is funded
4. Who qualifies for WIC services
5. What WIC initiatives reduce disease and health care costs
6. The benefits of breastfeeding for infants and women
7. Health status and demographics of: Choose one – Bronx County, Queens County, Brooklyn (Kings County), Manhattan, Staten Island (Richmond County), Westchester County, Rockland County, Orange County, Fairfield County, CT
8. Presentation and patient handout 

Interpret and incorporate new scientific knowledge and develop new educational material (staff in-service PPT and patient handout) to be put into practice. Include a pretest and post test (no more than five questions).

• Staff in-service PPT should be anywhere from 10-16 slides including cover slide and reference slide. Cite work in APA format.
• Pre and post-test no more than five questions. Include them in your slide deck. Multiple choice questions preferred.
• Record presentation on GoReact (see instructions below)
• Educational handout is related to the subject chosen

Pick a topic of interest to you or choose from the list below.  

Effect of frequent formula switching on parent/child dynamic and vulnerable child syndrome

Hyperinsulinemia in formula fed infants and increased rates of obesity and diabetes

Placental insufficiency and childhood obesity

Infant hunger and satiety behaviors and childhood obesity

Etiology of IUGR and MNT for prevention

Relationship between maternal malnutrition, breastmilk quality and mothering instincts

Bad eating habits start in the womb?

High calorie recipes for children with failure to thrive (FTT) and resources for parents

Feeding refusal and (FTT)

Newborn cholestasis

Gastroschisis

Breastfeeding jaundice

MNT for newborn microcephaly

Prenatal irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and fetal effects

Discordant twins nutrition needs

Pediatric obesity, gallstones and pancreatitis

Prenatal iodine deficiency effects on mom and baby

Antineoplastic drugs used to treat nutrient deficiency diseases

New interventions for feeding difficult children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Effects of birth and delivery on infant nutrition needs

Present and record your in-service presentation on GoReact 

➢ You have the ability to attach ppt slides and record your presentation on GoReact

➢ Another option is to record on Zoom and then upload

➢ Time limit is 15 minutes

• Instructions on GoReact

➢ Provide feedback to a minimum of two fellow interns (feedback will be due mid semester Spring)

➢ Student rubric provided for feedback