National WIC Association

Education

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 register for upcoming webinars and watch our archived webinars on-demand on the NWA Online Community 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] and [email protected] to your email safe senders list to be sure you get your confirmation and other important emails about the webinar.


Upcoming Webinars:


NWA's WIC Workforce Development Work

Thursday, January 9th, 2025, at 12:00pm PT, 1:00pm MT, 2:00pm CT, 3:00pm ET for 1 hour. 
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Speakers: Darlena Birch, MBA, RDN, National WIC Association Senior Manager of Public Health Nutrition.

Description: Over the past 2 years, the National WIC Association (NWA) has embarked on an effort to diversify the WIC workforce. Funded via a $1.2 million grant through the Walmart Foundation, there were three key objectives to this grant titled, AHEAD 2.0: Strengthening and Diversifying the WIC Workforce. This webinar will discuss why this work is important, major successes of the grant, and opportunities for future work for the association


2025 WIC Multi-State Participant Satisfaction Survey Information Session

Thursday, January 16th, 2025, at 12:00pm PT, 1:00pm MT, 2:00pm CT, 3:00pm ET for 1 hour. 
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Speakers: Hanna Griffin, Research and Evaluation Manager, National WIC Association, Joni Geppert, Senior Epidemiologist at Minnesota Department of Health, Lorrene Ritchie,  Director and Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute, Dania-Orta Aleman, Project Scientist, UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute, Loan Kim, Professor of Nutritional Science, Pepperdine University, Danielle Lee, Director of Communications and Research Engagement, UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute at University of California.

Description: The National WIC Association is thrilled to announce the AHEAD 3.0: Enhancing Equity throughout the WIC Participant Journey. AHEAD 3.0 will enhance understanding and address barriers to WIC participation, especially for Black, Brown and Indigenous families, through a journey map and participant satisfaction survey. In collaboration with the Nutrition Policy Institute, the 2025 WIC Multi-State Participant Satisfaction Survey (MSPSS) will continue to inform efforts to enhance WIC program participation, operations, satisfaction, and retention. Join us to learn about the survey’s objectives, timeline, and how your agency can utilize the results to amplify impact for WIC participants!


All live attendees will receive the following within approximately one week of the live webinar broadcast:

  • A link to the Webinar Recording on the NWA Online Community (for members only)
  • 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: [email protected].