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YvY WIC Responds to Food Package Changes
Paving the way for the rest of the nation, NYS WIC changed the food package in 2009 and has made some additional revisions now, in January 2010. Soy products, whole grain tortillas, and an increase in fruits and vegetables are now offered to participants. USDA is offering the public the opportunity to comment on... »
Risk Management Meeting
Recently, Yeled v’Yalda held its annual Risk Assessment meeting. This meeting, a federal requirement, is mandated each year before a program’s grant is renewd. Representing the Region II office are Program Specialists Lacey P. Britton, Tanya Austin-Maccagno, and Terrance Tower, and Nicole Myers, Financial Management Specialist. The meeting at YVY was followed by a teleconference where the discussion at... »
YvY IT Introduces Email Encryption
In compliance with HIPA regulations, Yeled v’Yalda’s Information Technology department has been working hard to implement a new email encryption feature. On Monday, December 7, Mr. Aron Ungar of IT presented the newly-live feature to several affected YvY departments. His informative training covered the basic aspects of when and how to use this tool... »
Semi-Annual HAC Meeting
YVY’s semi-annual Health Advisory Committee Meeting featured speaker Dr. Jennifer Rosen, Unit Chief, Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance, Bureau of Immunization, NYC Dept. of Health, who gave an update on the H1N1 virus in Brooklyn and on the mumps outbreak in many of the communities YVY serves. Dr. Jeffrey Teitelbaum, Ezra Medical Center Medical Director, also... »
YVY WIC Presents at NYS WIC Conference
Nechama Stolzenberg, YvY WIC Director, represented the agency at the recent NYS WIC conference from October 25 to October 28 in Albany. Many important workshops were presented at the conference on NYS WIC policy updates and other relevant topics. The conference was attended by NYS DOH representatives and WIC coordinators from around the State. YvY’s presentation dealt... »
“Healthy Families” Ensures Access to Services Families Need
A recently-created Yeled v’Yalda department, Healthy Families, provides intensive case management services for families who are facing challenges. The challenges can run the gamut of not knowing if the family is eligible for food stamps, needing volunteers to help baby sit the children for a few hours a week, applying for vouchers, job opportunities,... »
WIC Recognition Day Event
Yeled V’Yalda WIC presented our healthy lifestyle initiatives at the NYC WIC Recognition Day event on July 24, 2009. The affair, held in Poughkeepsie, had over 500 attendees from NYS DOH and Local Agencies around the State. Yeled V’Yalda WIC encourages all of our participants to live healthy lifestyles – to that end, various... »
Childhood Obesity
There is a health crisis today, in the United States and around the world. Children born today are the first generation in over a century that may not outlive their parents. Childhood obesity has become an epidemic that increases every year. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of childhood obesity has... »
Dept. of Health Visits YVY WIC
On Tuesday, June 30, Yeled V’Yalda WIC was honored with a visit from two NYS DOH Central office representatives. After hearing about Yeled V’Yalda WIC’s myriad innovative initiatives and programs, Heidi Militana and Ann Gactronie from the Nutrition Education Unit made the trek from Albany to witness Yeled V’Yalda WIC’s healthy lifestyle and Fit... »
Focus on Immunization at YVY
In a recent issue of the YVY parent newsletter, Dr. Jason Perlman of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Maimonides Medical Center and member of YVY’s Health Advisory Committee wrote on the importance of maintaining current immunization status in both children and adults. This protects not only those who are immunized, but also... »