We provide valuable educational content for all levels of WIC staff through professional development courses, webinars, and training resources.

Webinars

We invite NWA members to explore our various WIC-related webinars. We offer webinars on Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET unless otherwise noted. See below for a schedule of upcoming webinars. 

You can also watch our archived webinars on-demand on the NWA Online Community On-Demand Webinars Group. The community is for WIC agency staff with active NWA membership. If you have issues accessing the online community, please email us at membership@nwica.org. 

NWA Webinars

To attend NWA webinars, you must register in advance. The links below will take you directly to registration. Upon completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you don't see that email, please check your spam/junk mail folder. We strongly recommend you add no-reply@zoom.us and membership@nwica.org to your email safe senders list to be sure you get your confirmation and other important emails about the webinar.

Implicit Bias
Thursday, April 18th, 3:00 pm ET
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Speakers: 

• 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
• 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.

Objectives:

After this session, participants will have:

1. Reviewed the definition of implicit bias
2. Explored how implicit biases are developed
3. Discussed common instances when implicit bias are likely to occurs
4. Reviewed strategies to help overcome implicit biases

Explicit Bias
Thursday, April 25th, 3:00 pm ET
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Speakers: 

• Asia Bangura, NWA Health Equity Champion, Nutrition Counselor, CCI Health Services 
• Sonia Gamble, MFCS, RD, LD, ALC, 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.

Objectives:

1. Clearly articulate what explicit bias is, emphasizing its conscious and intentional nature
2. Highlight the distinctions between explicit bias (conscious attitudes and beliefs) and implicit bias (unconscious biases that influence behavior).
3. Discuss the potential negative consequences of explicit bias, both on an individual and societal level.
4. Develop strategies to raise awareness about explicit bias, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and addressing it to foster inclusivity.
5. Self-Reflection 

Don’t Just Dip Your Toes In - Dive Into Your NWA Online Community!
Thursday, May 23rd, 3:00 pm ET
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Speakers: 

• Lauren Berg, Tradewing Senior Community Manager
• Emily Gilcher, Director of Member Services, National WIC Association
• Sarah Younker, Senior Associate, Membership and Events, National WIC Association

Join us for a deep dive into the different ways you can utilize NWA’s Member Online Community to ask questions, get updates on WIC issues in real-time, share best practices, and inspire your fellow WIC staff as we all strive to make WIC better for our
families. We will go over how to get the most out of this amazing community followed by a Q and A to make sure everyone can get involved and start building our Community. It wouldn’t be the same without YOU!

All registered attendees will receive the following within a week of the live webinar broadcast:

• A link to the Webinar Recording on the NWA Online Community
• Slides (If approved by the Presenter to Share)
• Certificate of Attendance
• CDR and/or IBCLC Continuing Education Certificate (If offered)

Have a webinar question or idea? Email us: membership@nwica.org.