We invite you 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, including recordings of archived webinars, is for Local and State WIC agency staff with active NWA membership ONLY. If you have issues accessing the online community, please email us at [email protected].
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.
Have expertise, insights, or experiences to share with the WIC community? Whether you’re supporting research on WIC benefits redemption, supporting participants with gestational diabetes, navigating picky eating in toddlers, or sharing innovative program strategies, your perspective can help inform and inspire others. Submit a webinar proposal to NWA here!
Submissions from or featuring WIC staff or WIC participants will receive preference.
Are you a BCP of NWA? An annual webinar is a BCP benefit. Please contact [email protected] to learn more. You can view the Code of Conduct for Execution Guidelines here.
Title: Barriers to Successful Lactation and Breastfeeding in Women with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
When: Thursday, July 23rd at 3:00PM ET
Description: Women with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disease often face barriers in lactation which lead to reduction in breastfeeding, chronic pain, skin tissue complications and fragility, and positioning difficulties. The goal is to find lactation support for women with EDS who are breastfeeding and offer support and breastfeeding techniques for lactation professionals.
Speakers: Morgane Puleikis, Columbia Southern University
The RECORDING of this webinar, availablel to NWA members who are WIC staff after the live webinar, is approved for 1:00 CPEU in accordance with CDR's Prior Approval Program.
Title: Fueling WIC Families: How Ready-to-Eat Cereal Supports Nutrition Guidelines
When: Tuesday, August 18th at 3:00pm ET
Description: This webinar explores the long-standing role of breakfast cereal in the WIC program, highlighting its contribution to intakes of iron, folate and other key nutrients and food groups. It will review the impact of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) on nutrition standards for WIC, the science on breakfast cereal consumption and discuss how encouraging cereal redemption benefits WIC participants. The presentation will place cereal in the context of the of the 2025 – 2030 DGAs and address the role of processed foods in healthy dietary patterns.
Speakers: Jessica K. Campbell, PhD, Director, Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition,General Mills, Inc. & Sarah Ludmer, RD, Chief Wellbeing and Sustainable Business Officer, WK Kellogg Co.
All live attendees will receive the following within approximately one week of the live webinar broadcast:
Have a webinar question or idea? Email us: [email protected].