We invite NWA members to explore our various WIC-related webinars under the Education section. To access archived webinars, visit the On-Demand Webinars page. We offer webinars most Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET unless otherwise noted. See below for a schedule of upcoming webinars.
To attend NWA webinars, you must register in advance. The links will take you directly to registration. Upon completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you don't see that email, please check your spam/junk mail folder. We strongly recommend you add customercare@gotowebinar.com and webinars@nwica.org to your email safe senders list to be sure you get your confirmation and other important emails about the webinar.
Have a webinar idea? Email us: webinars@nwica.org. For any of the CDR accredited webinars, please feel free to provide learner feedback directly CDR, QualityCPE@eatright.org
Customized Digital Media Marketing for WIC Retention and Recruitment (No CEU's offered)
Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Child participation and retention in WIC have declined in recent years. Beginning in 2019, five local WIC agencies in four states partnered with HPRIL to implement and evaluate innovation projects aimed at retaining children in WIC. This presentation will focus on the impacts of the local agency project at Miami-Dade WIC which implemented a customized digital marketing campaign. Customization of imagery, language, and messaging was key to appropriately target the multi-cultural community the agency serves. To evaluate the impact of the implementation on child participation and retention, HPRIL employed a quasi-experimental model which compared an innovation group to a comparison group. Outcomes of interest were recertification, retention, and participation. Propensity score weighting and difference-in-difference modeling were used to estimate impact. Miami-Dade's innovation was positively associated with recertification, retention, and participation. These findings indicate that local agency innovations aimed at expanding engagement with participants are highly feasible, acceptable among WIC-eligible families, and have the potential to positively impact child participation and retention in WIC.
Speakers: Carol Crisafi, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor with the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County WIC Program and Eriko Robinson, MS-MPH, RD, LD/N, with the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County WIC Program
Registration: Please click HERE to register for the webinar.
Additional Information: All Webinars will be recorded. Please note the recording and any handouts will be emailed from webinars@nwica.org to attendees who participated live within one week of the webinar.
Know Before You Submit...A Helpful Guide to Submitting Abstracts! (No CEU's offered)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Learn the ends and outs for submitting an Abstract for the 2023 NWA Annual Conference in San Diego, CA, May 1 - 4, 2023.
Get answers to questions like:
- How to make your title stand out?
- How to make my Abstract stand out from the rest?
- How many people should be speaking during my presentation?
- What is too much Info/too little info...determining that sweet spot for the length of an abstract.
Speakers: 2023 Annual Conference Committee
Registration: Please click HERE to register for the webinar.
Additional Information: All Webinars will be recorded. Please note the recording and any handouts will be emailed from webinars@nwica.org to attendees who participated live within one week of the webinar.
An Overview of Implementing and Evaluating Innovation Projects: A Resource Guide for Local WIC Agencies (No CEU's offered)
Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
The Hopkins Participant Research Innovation Laboratory for Enhancing WIC Services (HPRIL) supports WIC agencies to design innovative tools aimed at retaining at-risk children and evaluates the impact of the innovative tools on child retention. Implementing and Evaluating Innovation Projects: A Resource Guide for Local WIC Agencies is designed to be used by state and local agencies (with an emphasis on local agencies) to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative projects aimed at improving the WIC participant experience and increasing participant retention. The types of resources contained in this guide include templates; sample tools; guidance documents; sample marketing materials; and creative examples. This webinar will describe the contents of the resource guide and provide suggestions for how to use the guide.
Speakers: Elisabet Eppes, MPH, Senior Research Program Manager with the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Registration: Please click HERE to register for the webinar.
Additional Information: All Webinars will be recorded. Please note the recording and any handouts will be emailed from webinars@nwica.org to attendees who participated live within one week of the webinar.
All registered attendees will receive the following within a week of the live webinar broadcast:
Have a webinar question? Email us: webinars@nwica.org.
For any of the CDR accredited webinars, please feel free to provide learner feedback directly CDR, QualityCPE@eatright.org