Is it more than just picky eating? Speakers 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,… Read More »Beyond Picky Eating
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
The rising incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in high-risk populations presents a critical challenge for health care professionals. Access issues and bias often leave women vulnerable to poor maternal and infant outcomes. The third and final installment in this webinar series will address these challenges and is designed to equip health care professionals with… Read More »Beyond Pregnancy: Reducing Postpartum Diabetes Risk and Supporting High-Risk Women with GDM
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
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 »Referral Process & Advocating for WIC Families
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.
What does WIC partnership with clinical RDNs and specialty care providers look like? Speakers Mary Marcus, MS, RD, CD, LDN from the Waisman Center and Camila Martin, MS, RDN, CD, LDN, UW Health American Family Children's Hospital discuss what happens when WIC clients are referred to a clinical RD, what a RD visit looks like,… Read More »WIC partnership with Clinical RDNs and Specialty Care Providers