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Program Functional Area 7: Coordination of Services Goal 7: Strengthen coordination of information and resources with other Connecticut State Agencies to respond to the needs of the WIC clients. By September 30, 2024: Objective: 7.1 Maintain active coordination with at least 80% of identified key partners in 2024. Objective: 7.2 90% of reviewed charts/clinic observations during monitoring visits have appropriate mandated and targeted referrals.

Objective Strategies/Activities Baseline Indicators Progress 7.1 Maintain coordination with at least 80% of identified key partners.

Continue to actively participate in State level MCH Task Forces, Head Start, Oral Health, Lead Prevention and IZ programs, HUSKY (Medicaid Managed Care), Food Policy Council (FPC), DSS and OEC.

Continue to coordinate with DPH Food Protection Program, Consumer Protection Agency, and DPH Environmental Epidemiology.

Facilitate emerging collaborations and/or executed MOUs with the following: • DPH led-Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMRC) interagency workgroup. • Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS) collaboration Internal MOU executed. • CT Dental Health Partnership (DHP)- MOU draft in progress. • Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative or SEPI-CT and DMHAS and DCF Policy Academy Collaboration ongoing. • Office of Early Childhood and Home Visiting Collaboration ongoing. • CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence Collaboration ongoing. Letters of agreement or MOUs with Medicaid Managed Care (HUSKY), Immunization, SNAP-Ed, Department of Children and Families (DCF), and TANF.

Revise as needed policy and procedures on formula safety and recall.

Use existing Immunization Program MOU as a template for MOU or PSA with other programs as needed.

Improvement of service delivery to mutual clients.

Ensure safety of food/formula provided to WIC participants. Current recommendations or guidelines relevant to WIC participants are sent to local WIC agencies.

The State agency maintains its engagement in many inter-agency workgroups. The bulk of the State agency efforts in FY 2024 included improving the process for dually enrolled participants in obtaining special formula through HUSKY and the development of a HUSKY/Medicaid & WIC Special Formula training for health care providers based on feedback from local agencies. WIC continues to have active MOUs with the Immunization (CT-WIZ) and PRAMS programs. Two MOUs, one between CT- DPH/WIC, DSS and CT-DHP and another between CT- DPH and OEC Home Visiting are in process (one awaiting final DSS review and the other, has been forwarded through CT-DPH for review and approval). In the absence of an MOU with OEC, the State agency