Beyond Picky Eating
VirtualSpeakers Mary Marcus, MS, RD, CD, LDN and Dr. Maria Stanley, MD, UW Waisman Center Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and UW Department of Pediatrics Developmental and Genetics Division Chief will talk about pediatric feeding disorder, defined as impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate, and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skill, and/or psychosocial dysfunction.
2025 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course
Fully Online Distance Program available on-demand from September 1st – December 31st. This continuing education program focuses on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate high-quality nutrition services. The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to: describe ways that nutrition programs and services can improve maternal, fetal… Read More »2025 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course
WWA Annual Membership Meeting
WWA welcomes all Wisconsin WIC Association members (all WI WIC staff) to attend our Annual Membership Meeting. Topics to be discussed include highlights of accomplishments, financial reporting, scholarship recipient experiences, and more. After the Annual Membership Meeting (recorded), an unrecorded open Member Discussion will be available to discuss WIC topics with other local agency members.… Read More »WWA Annual Membership Meeting
WIC Referrals, Advocating for Families, and the Role of Waisman Family Navigators
Speakers Mary Marcus, MS, RD, CD, LDN and Erin Thomson, MSW, LCSW, UW Waisman Center Family Navigator and Clinic Coordinator for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinics will speak on how to advocate and refer families to resources. They will discuss how family navigators at the Waisman center work with families and their role, referral… Read More »WIC Referrals, Advocating for Families, and the Role of Waisman Family Navigators
WWA Annual Fall In-Person Board Meeting
The incoming, current, and outgoing WWA Board members will meet to discuss the last year, plan for the future and work on team building. This will be a closed meeting to only board members.
How does WIC best partner with Clinical Dietitian Nutritionists and Specialty Care Providers?
Speakers Mary Marcus, MS, RD, CD, LDN and Camila Martin, MS, RDN, CD, LDN, UW Health American Family Children's Hospital will discuss what happens when WIC clients are referred to a clinical RD, what a RD visit looks like, and how clinical RDs help families utilize WIC foods.