NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program); WIC Advisory
[54 Pa.B. 215]
[Saturday, January 13, 2024]The WIC Advisory will meet on January 23, 2024, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to collaborate to gather suggestions of strategies for increasing participation and improving the WIC Program to better support participants. The Department of Health (Department) will send out the meeting agenda no later than January 19, 2024, at 5 p.m. by e-mail. Individuals interested in receiving a copy of the agenda may send an e-mail to ra-dhwicadvisory@pa.gov requesting to be added to the distribution list.
Individuals can join at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmE1NzVkZWItNzFlZS00 YmVjLWI4M2ItOTc1Yzg3ZmYzMDk1%40thread.v2/0? context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22418e2841-0128-4dd5-9b6c-47fc5a9a1bde%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239f87f18-093f-4a06-b146-27169e2d2568%22%7d.
Note: The previous link to access the meeting does not include a period. The link ends at 22%7d with no period. If copying/pasting the link, do not copy any period at the end if there is one.
Individuals can also join by calling (267) 332-8737. The conference ID is 908 306 790#. The meeting ID is 295 871 676 165. The passcode is JBaUVf.
The meeting will be recorded so if individuals choose to attend, they are consenting to being recorded. Individuals should not attend the meeting if they do not wish to be recorded.
This meeting is subject to cancellation without notice.
Questions about the WIC Advisory may be submitted by e-mail to the Department at ra-dhwicadvisory@pa.gov.
Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this listing (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Department of Health, Bureau of WIC, 625 Forster Street, 7th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-1289, or for speech and/or hearing-impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
The Pennsylvania WIC Program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement:
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and the USDA civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (for example, Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible State or local agency that administers the program or the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact the USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992 or by writing a letter addressed to the USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to the USDA by mail to the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, fax (833) 256-1665, (202) 690-7442, Program.Intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
DR. DEBRA L. BOGEN,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-47. Filed for public inspection January 12, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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