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Conferences, Events, & Training Opportunities

CWA provides this chronological list of in-person workshops, online education, screenings, and conferences addressing a wide range of topics that promote healthy living and support the professional development of WIC employees and other public health professionals. If you have an event that you would like to post, please email Vanessa Garcia at [email protected]. Please help our small staff by remembering to send any pertinent details and handouts that need to accompany your event posting.

    Mar
    20
    Wed
    Beyond Baby’s Highchair: Improving Infant & Toddler Nutrition Security
    Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

    Join the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for a webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET, entitled “Beyond Baby’s Highchair: Improving Infant & Toddler Nutrition Security.”

    With funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity (CDC-DNPAO), NACCHO worked alongside local communities in the United States to implement successful outcome-driven strategies to improve infant and toddler nutrition security. This session will showcase newly released resources for African, Black, Caribbean families, and Spanish-speaking families and discuss the current process for the development of resources for communities in Arabic, Kurdish, Pashto, Dari, Indian, and Punjab-speaking families that will be complete by July 2024. In addition, speakers will provide an overview of recently published resources by national partners related to the first 1,000 days of nutrition.

    The following no-cost Continuing Education (C.E.) credits are pending approval: 1.5 L-CERPS, 1.5 CPEUs

    Please click here to register for the webinar!

    Mar
    25
    Mon
    NYSBC 2024 Virtual Conference
    Mar 25 @ 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

    Once again, the NY Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition, Inc. appears to be an outstanding event, featuring these amazing speakers:

    • Alison Steube, MD, IBCLC
    • Laurel Wilson, BS, IBCLC, RLC, INHC, CLE, CLD, CCE
    • Eileen FitzPatrick, DRPH, MPH, RDN, CLC
    • Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, PMH-C
    • Anna Jack, MD, IBCLC
    • Melissa Glassman, MD, MPH, IBCLC

    This is a LIVE VIRTUAL Conference on Monday, March 25th from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM.  The recordings will be available through May 25th, 2024.

    Early Bird Registration is through February 25th – a bargain at $65!

    Please share with friends and colleagues!

    Apr
    18
    Thu
    NWA Webinar: Implicit Bias
    Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

    Brisa Chavez, CLC, NWA Health Equity Champion, WIC Lead Educator, Garfield County Public Health, Adela Garcia, NWA Health Equity Champion, WIC Manager, Childrens Hospital of San Antonio, and Alejandra Arellano, MPH, CLE, NWA Health Equity Champion, Health Equity Manager, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Medical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

    This session will explore the definition of implicit bias. It will help develop an understanding and awareness of how implicit biases are formed and how they impact interactions with others in the workplace. We will provide examples that we come across in the WIC Program, ways to help overcome our own biases, and resources to continue expanding awareness.

    To register, please click here: Webinar Registration – Zoom

    Apr
    25
    Thu
    NWA Webinar: Explicit Bias
    Apr 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

    Asia Bangura, NWA Health Equity Champion, Nutrition Counselor, CCI Health Services, Sonia Gamble, NWA Health Equity Champion, Dietitian Supervisor, Franklin County WIC, Tonce Jackson, ED.D., MPH, RDN, CLE, NWA Health Equity Champion, Senior Health Equity Manager, Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC, George Rivera, NWA Health Equity Champion, Regional Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Health-WIC

    This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of explicit bias, its distinctions from implicit bias, practical examples, and effective strategies to promote awareness and mitigate its impact. 

    To register, please click here: Webinar Registration – Zoom

    Other Continuing Education Resources:

    For Vaccine information see: Pregnancy & Vaccinations, Weaving a Safety Net (training video in partnership with UC San Diego and CDPH) and the PPT presentation for this training; Recommended websites for science-based vaccine information; Flu Shot Facts in English and Spanish.

     

    For Breastfeeding Education Events throughout California, see California Breastfeeding Coalition’s Events Calendar

    Pre-Recorded and Live Webinars: UC Davis Human Lactation Center

    Lactation Conferences & Courses: Berkeley. Evergreen Perinatal Education

    Racial Equity Webinar Series: US Breastfeeding Committee

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