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Program Functional Area 1: Management and Organization Goal 1: Ensure program integrity, cost-effectiveness, quality of services and accountability in the delivery of nutrition services and the provision of food benefits. By September 30, 2025 Objective 1.1: Convene monthly meetings (in-person or virtual) for local agency coordinators to ensure on-going communication and feedback loop. Objective 1.2: Actively participate in statewide efforts to increase collaboration, referral, and data sharing, including continued work on myCT, the state’s health and human service portal and meetings with the CT Department of Social Services, Department of Agriculture, and State Department of Education. Objective 1.3: Convene at least one local agency management staff meeting, focused on emerging WIC topics, best practices, data management, and/or leadership. Objective 1.4: a) Update DPH and WIC Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) to include recommended USDA components and ensure alignment. b) Finalize internal operating procedures and provide state and local agency training. Objective 1.5: Create a participant advisory council to support health equity and provide input on program modernization and improvement efforts. Objective 1.6: Conduct a cost-effectiveness study of local agency contractors.

Objective Strategies/Activities Baseline Indicators Staff Assigned 1.1 Convene monthly meetings (in- person or virtual) for local agency coordinators to ensure on-going communication and feedback loop by 9/30/25.

Schedule and facilitate at least 10 meetings with Program Coordinators by 9/30/25 to: • Review policies and procedures. • Discuss funding and staffing issues. • Review CT-WIC data availability and reports. • Other topics as determined. N/A Summary of meetings.

Improved compliance with policies and procedures.

Increased sharing of strategies regarding resource utilization and staff retention.

Improved use of data and discussions in LAP.

WIC Director

State Nutrition Coordinator