Victoria Van de Vate
@vvandevate.bsky.social
gov affairs @ NACCHO | alum of Urban Institute, Nurse-Family Partnership, GW Trachtenberg, University of Tennessee | tennessean | accent & opinions are my own
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ℹ️ We’ve seen some questions about how WIC operates during a shutdown. Here’s what you should know:
❓ Is WIC open? A: Yes.
❓ Can families still use benefits? A: Yes.
❓ What happens if the shutdown continues? A: States have contingency plans.
Urge Congress to reach a deal: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
❓ Is WIC open? A: Yes.
❓ Can families still use benefits? A: Yes.
❓ What happens if the shutdown continues? A: States have contingency plans.
Urge Congress to reach a deal: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
October 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
ℹ️ We’ve seen some questions about how WIC operates during a shutdown. Here’s what you should know:
❓ Is WIC open? A: Yes.
❓ Can families still use benefits? A: Yes.
❓ What happens if the shutdown continues? A: States have contingency plans.
Urge Congress to reach a deal: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
❓ Is WIC open? A: Yes.
❓ Can families still use benefits? A: Yes.
❓ What happens if the shutdown continues? A: States have contingency plans.
Urge Congress to reach a deal: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
"As a result, local public health agencies will have to either reassign their staff or shift some of their substance use response and prevention responsibilities to nonprofits, as officials focus on other priorities, such as disease containment and vaccinations."
$68 million COVID-era federal funding loss and other potential cuts threaten Texas opioid fight
In addition to the cuts, local nonprofits are also having problems accessing federal help for opioid reversal medication, such as Narcan.
www.texastribune.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"As a result, local public health agencies will have to either reassign their staff or shift some of their substance use response and prevention responsibilities to nonprofits, as officials focus on other priorities, such as disease containment and vaccinations."
Nearly two-thirds of the nation's 3,300 local health departments provide #WIC services in their communities. To my knowledge, WIC funding has never lapsed.
Funding for a program that helps millions of women and children with neonatal care and nutrition could soon run out as the federal government plunges deeper into a shutdown, according to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought.
WIC funding could run out in weeks, as government shuts down
More than 6 million Americans rely on WIC for food assistance, breastfeeding support and nutrition education.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nearly two-thirds of the nation's 3,300 local health departments provide #WIC services in their communities. To my knowledge, WIC funding has never lapsed.
Reposted by Victoria Van de Vate
"[This] could be a real crisis, We encourage families to reach out to their members of Congress and to the White House and urge them to come to a solution quickly.." - Ali Hard, NWA Policy Director
🗣️ Right now, #WIC is still open! Continue to use your benefits and act now: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
🗣️ Right now, #WIC is still open! Continue to use your benefits and act now: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
October 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"[This] could be a real crisis, We encourage families to reach out to their members of Congress and to the White House and urge them to come to a solution quickly.." - Ali Hard, NWA Policy Director
🗣️ Right now, #WIC is still open! Continue to use your benefits and act now: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
🗣️ Right now, #WIC is still open! Continue to use your benefits and act now: bit.ly/FUNDWIC26
Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services @cnn.com
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Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services | CNN
The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and hurr...
www.cnn.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services @cnn.com
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What’s an mRNA vaccine? Are they safe and how will changes to mRNA funding impact communities? The Public Health Communications Collaborative developed talking points resources for Public Health Communicators publichealthcollaborative.org/topics/vacci...
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What’s an mRNA vaccine? Are they safe and how will changes to mRNA funding impact communities? The Public Health Communications Collaborative developed talking points resources for Public Health Communicators publichealthcollaborative.org/topics/vacci...
"Local and state health departments nationwide relied on the agency’s funding and expertise to cope with a wide range of health issues, from drownings to diabetes, lead poisoning to food safety." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h...
Will the C.D.C. Survive?
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Local and state health departments nationwide relied on the agency’s funding and expertise to cope with a wide range of health issues, from drownings to diabetes, lead poisoning to food safety." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h...