When South Carolina was approached by their Management Information System (MIS) vendor to develop an online platform for nutrition and breastfeeding services, they saw it as an opportunity to expand upon their existing WIC services. South Carolina WIC recognized the need to reach clients, particularly in rural communities, and decided that telehealth was the solution
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
