For years Wisconsin State and Local WIC Agencies saw many barriers to accessing WIC services, including distance for clients to travel to a clinic, limited transportation options, dangerous weather conditions, and staffing shortages. There were always ideas floating around about ways to close the access gap. When the grant opportunity was released, the State Agency
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Michigan WIC: Increasing Access to Vulnerable Clients through Telehealth
Michigan WIC serves lots of clients with various health backgrounds. When thinking about implementing telehealth into their local agencies, they realized the importance of targeting a subset of their client population. Michigan decided to target high risk clients to provide additional services via telehealth. Project Overview Michigan WIC’s project aims to virtually provide nutrition education
Vermont WIC: Using Gaming for Breastfeeding Education
Vermont’s WIC state agency has a history of pursuing grant opportunities and innovative projects that advance the program’s mission and quality of service. 2019 was no exception, it being the year that Tufts offered up a grant for telehealth intervention strategy proposals from states. Vermont’s particularly creative idea was sparked when the State WIC director
