HOW WIC HELPS THE LAST FRONTIER
HOW WIC HELPS THE LAST FRONTIER MISSION OF WIC To assure healthy pregnancies, healthy birth outcomes and healthy growth and development for women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk, by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information and education on healthy eating, and referrals to health care and critical social services.
FUN FACTS ALASKA WIC WORKS TO PARTNER WITH THE ALASKA BREASTFEEDING COALITION TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING ACROSS THE STATE, AND AS A RESULT WIC HAS AN 80.1% BREASTFEEDING INITIATION RATE (SFY 2016)
BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL WIC AGENCIES, VENDOR MANAGEMENT STAFF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT ONSITE MONITORING AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ALL WIC VENDORS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS
FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS “The program started up when my dad owned
“A village WIC participant with a child who was soon to turn 5 years old sent
the business. It became part of the store. It is
a written note to WIC staff stating the following (modified for privacy): “I
a really good program.”
understand this is the last voucher for my child. I would like to thank you all for
WIC Grocer Participant, Alaska
offering this WIC Program. It sure helps my family. Keep up the awesome work you all do for families in helping to keep them healthy. Quyana.”
WIC Participant, Alaska
WHO PARTICIPATES IN WIC? Alaska WIC Participation FY 2015
Pregnant Women Fully Breastfeeding Women Total Breasfeeding Women Postpartum Women Infants
[1,196] 1,866 829 4,515
Children
10,482
Total
19,682
Coverage (% eligible)
60.7%
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
FEBRUARY 2017
1,991
Please direct all questions to NWA at 202.232.5492
WIC IS EFFICIENT
Monthly food value per participant
Alaska WIC Food and Nutrition Services Benefits FY 2015
Competitive bidding savings
$2,994,664
Admin Cost (Nutrition Service Benefits)
$7,624,352
$52.61
Net federal food cost
$12,424,923
Total funds to state
$23,043,939
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
BREASTFEEDING 80
80
70
70
70%
60 50 40 30 20
60 50
National WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
42%
Alaska WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
10 0
1998
67%
40 30 20 10 0
2014
82%
1998
2014
Source: USDA 2014 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) Report. PC data allows for standardized comparisons to demonstrate overall progress. Some states collect more data than required by the PC Report and may yield different and more current results than shown.
EBT STATUS
Alaska is implementing WIC EBT statewide. All state WIC programs must transition from paper vouchers to electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT) by 2020
WIC SUPPORTS MILITARY FAMILIES
Both Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) and Kodiak WIC clinic staff attends the military’s Newcomers Orientation to talk about WIC services and how to access the program. In addition to Newcomers Orientation in Kodiak, every new military family arriving on Kodiak Island receives a welcome bag with WIC information. Eielson participants are served once a month on base by a mobile clinic administered by Municipality of Anchorage WIC Program which provides a full range of WIC services including presenting a breastfeeding section of the On-Base orientation, secondary nutrition education, food voucher pick up, and certifications. The Anchorage WIC Program also has a WIC clinic on Joint-Base ElmendorfRichardson that has a full range of WIC services and is open five days a week.
CONTACT DETAILS STATE WIC DIRECTOR
NUTRITION COORDINATOR
BREASTFEEDING COORDINATOR
STATE VENDOR MANAGER
Kathleen Wayne MS, RDN, LD
Jennifer Johnson, MS, RDN, LD
Dana Kent, RDN, LD, IBCLC
Sandy Harbanuk, MA
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK
99801
99801
99801
99801
T: 907-465-8636
T: 907-465-8104
T: 907-465-5322
T: 907-465-84704
E: Kathleen.Wayne@alaska.
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
gov
visit nwica.org
FUN FACTS ALASKA WIC WORKS TO PARTNER WITH THE ALASKA BREASTFEEDING COALITION TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING ACROSS THE STATE, AND AS A RESULT WIC HAS AN 80.1% BREASTFEEDING INITIATION RATE (SFY 2016)
BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL WIC AGENCIES, VENDOR MANAGEMENT STAFF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT ONSITE MONITORING AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ALL WIC VENDORS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS
FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS “The program started up when my dad owned
“A village WIC participant with a child who was soon to turn 5 years old sent
the business. It became part of the store. It is
a written note to WIC staff stating the following (modified for privacy): “I
a really good program.”
understand this is the last voucher for my child. I would like to thank you all for
WIC Grocer Participant, Alaska
offering this WIC Program. It sure helps my family. Keep up the awesome work you all do for families in helping to keep them healthy. Quyana.”
WIC Participant, Alaska
WHO PARTICIPATES IN WIC? Alaska WIC Participation FY 2015
Pregnant Women Fully Breastfeeding Women Total Breasfeeding Women Postpartum Women Infants
[1,196] 1,866 829 4,515
Children
10,482
Total
19,682
Coverage (% eligible)
60.7%
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
FEBRUARY 2017
1,991
Please direct all questions to NWA at 202.232.5492
WIC IS EFFICIENT
Monthly food value per participant
Alaska WIC Food and Nutrition Services Benefits FY 2015
Competitive bidding savings
$2,994,664
Admin Cost (Nutrition Service Benefits)
$7,624,352
$52.61
Net federal food cost
$12,424,923
Total funds to state
$23,043,939
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2015 https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wic-program
BREASTFEEDING 80
80
70
70
70%
60 50 40 30 20
60 50
National WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
42%
Alaska WIC Participant Breastfeeding Rates
10 0
1998
67%
40 30 20 10 0
2014
82%
1998
2014
Source: USDA 2014 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) Report. PC data allows for standardized comparisons to demonstrate overall progress. Some states collect more data than required by the PC Report and may yield different and more current results than shown.
EBT STATUS
Alaska is implementing WIC EBT statewide. All state WIC programs must transition from paper vouchers to electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT) by 2020
WIC SUPPORTS MILITARY FAMILIES
Both Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) and Kodiak WIC clinic staff attends the military’s Newcomers Orientation to talk about WIC services and how to access the program. In addition to Newcomers Orientation in Kodiak, every new military family arriving on Kodiak Island receives a welcome bag with WIC information. Eielson participants are served once a month on base by a mobile clinic administered by Municipality of Anchorage WIC Program which provides a full range of WIC services including presenting a breastfeeding section of the On-Base orientation, secondary nutrition education, food voucher pick up, and certifications. The Anchorage WIC Program also has a WIC clinic on Joint-Base ElmendorfRichardson that has a full range of WIC services and is open five days a week.
CONTACT DETAILS STATE WIC DIRECTOR
NUTRITION COORDINATOR
BREASTFEEDING COORDINATOR
STATE VENDOR MANAGER
Kathleen Wayne MS, RDN, LD
Jennifer Johnson, MS, RDN, LD
Dana Kent, RDN, LD, IBCLC
Sandy Harbanuk, MA
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
130 Seward Street, Ste. 508
Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK
Juneau, AK
99801
99801
99801
99801
T: 907-465-8636
T: 907-465-8104
T: 907-465-5322
T: 907-465-84704
E: Kathleen.Wayne@alaska.
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
E: [email protected]
gov
visit nwica.org
