HOW WIC HELPS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
[Pages:2]HOW WIC HELPS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
MISSION OF WIC
To assure healthy pregnancies, healthy birth outcomes and healthy growth and development for women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk, by providing nutritious supplemental foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, education on healthy eating, and referrals to healthcare and critical social services.
FUN FACTS
IMPLEMENTED A NEW MIS SYSTEM NAMED "NMSOL", WHICH IS PART OF THE MOSAIC COLLABORATION.
NEW MEXICO WIC GROCERS ARE NOW ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR REQUIRED TRIENNIAL TRAINING ONLINE AT , THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF NM WIC PROGRAM.
NEW MEXICO RANKS 3RD IN U.S. FOR BIRTHS IN BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITALS.
FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS
"Being a WIC vendor in a very small town allows me to serve the whole community as well in a very rural area."
WIC VENDOR, NEW MEXICO
"Without WIC I could not feed my family They gave me the support to breastfeed when things got very hard."
WIC PARTICIPANT, NEW MEXICO
WHO PARTICIPATES IN WIC?
New Mexico WIC Participation FY 2017
Pregnant Women Fully Breastfeeding Women Total Breastfeeding Women Postpartum Women Infants Children Total Coverage (% eligible)
4,394 2,127 4,416 2,805 11,603 23,493 46,712 42.40%
Sources: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2017 ; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support. National- and State-Level Estimates of (WIC) Eligibles and Program Reach in 2015. Note: The number of Fully Breastfeeding Women is included in the number of Total Breastfeeding Women.
MARCH 2019
Please direct all questions to NWA at 202.232.5492
WIC IS EFFICIENT
New Mexico WIC Food and Nutrition Services Benefits FY 2017
BREASTFEEDING
80 72 64 56 48 40
32 42%
24 16
8
0 1998
71% 2016
Average monthly food value per participant Net federal food cost Competitive bidding savings Nutrition, client services, and program management Total funds to state
$35.45 $19,869,162 $10,265,065 $14,908,296 $45,042,523
Source: USDA FNS WIC Program Data FY2017
National WIC Participant Breastfeeding Initiation Rates
New Mexico WIC Participant Breastfeeding Initiation Rates
80
72
64 56
68%
48
40
32
24
16
8
0 2004
82% 2016
Source: USDA 2016 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) Report. PC data allows for standardized comparisons to demonstrate overall progress. Some states collect more data than required by the PC Report and may yield different and more current results than shown.
EBT STATUS
New Mexico implemented EBT/eWIC in 2007, and modernized EBT/eWIC in 2018. All state WIC programs must transition from paper vouchers to electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT) by 2020.
WIC SUPPORTS MILITARY FAMILIES
New Mexico WIC has clinics at all four military bases.
CONTACT DETAILS
STATE WIC DIRECTOR
Sarah E. Flores-Sievers 2040 S. Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
T: 505-476-8801 E: Sarah.Flores-Siever@state.nm.us
NUTRITION COORDINATOR
Frank Napolitano 2040 S. Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
T: 505-476-8805 E: Frank.Napolitano@state.nm.us
ACTING BREASTFEEDING COORDINATOR
Kerry Thomson 2040 S. Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
T: 505-476-8812 E: Kerry.Thomson@state.nm.us
ACTING STATE VENDOR MANAGER
Sarah E. Flores-Sievers 2040 S. Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
APL MANAGER & EBT CONTACT
Melissa Valdez 2040 S. Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
MIS CONTACT
Robin Kualapai 2040 S. Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
T: 505-476-8818 E: Sarah.Flores-Siever@state.nm.us
T: 505-476-8834 E: Melissa.Valdez2@state.nm.us
T: 505-476-9065 E: Robin.Kualapai@state.nm.us
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