PHI CWN Goes Global
We’re proud to announce the Global Nutrition and Partnerships Program!
In 2022, PHI CWN made a purposeful commitment to broaden our impact beyond the United States through the newly established Global Nutrition and Partnerships Program. This multi-sectoral program aims to improve the health of women, children, and communities worldwide by building capacity, facilitating partnerships, and working collaboratively across sectors to advance nutrition and resilience.
For more information about the program, team members, and the amazing global work going on now, check out the Global Nutrition and Partnerships Program page under Our Services or email the team at [email protected].
Wellness Matters! February 2023
Wellness Matters! February 2023
What’s inside this issue:
- New Staff Highlight: Welcome Karla Fernandez
- Black History Month: Commemorating the Past, Tackling Health Inequities Ahead
- Prioritizing Wellness: PHI CWN’s Policy for Promoting Healthy Meetings
- Winter Wellness: Nourishing Recipes for the Season
- PHI CWN Policy Corner
- Upcoming Events
2022 Impact Report: A Year of Accomplishments
We’re thrilled to introduce the 2022 Impact Report. This report showcases our progress and celebrates the contributions of our community, supporters, and generous donors. Thank you for your support in making our work possible.
The yearly summary of our achievements can be found in our Impact Report.
Wellness Matters! January 2023
Wellness Matters! January 2023
What’s inside this issue:
- New Staff Highlight: Welcome Leo!
- Join Us! ASNNA Conference 2023
- National Birth Defects Awareness Month
- Exercises to Kickstart the New Year
- PHI CWN Policy Corner
- Upcoming Events
Wellness Matters! November 2022
Wellness Matters! November 2022
What’s inside this issue:
- New Staff Highlight: Welcome Amanda!
- Native American Heritage Month: PHI CWN Tribal Expansion
- Event Recaps: PHI CWN on the Move
- Recipes of the Season
- PHI CWN Policy Corner
- Upcoming Events
Request for Qualification: Grocer Vendors and Food Delivery Service in Los Angeles County
The Public Health Institute is dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people around the world through innovative solutions and collaborative partnerships. The Public Health Institute is partnering with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to implement the American Rescue Plan Grocery Voucher Program.
Through this Request for Qualifications, PHI seeks up to 3 vendors to provide Grocery Vouchers services and specifications as outlined below. The vendor will be able to provide grocery vouchers and/or food delivery to Los Angeles County (LAC) residents that live in zip codes that were most impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency, with at least 75% in the Highest and High Need Tiers of the COVID-19 Vulnerability and Recovery Index; have the highest rates of concentrated disadvantage, and have the highest rates of limited English proficiency. This program will distribute up to $7,976,171 ARP Grocery Vouchers (physical gift cards and/or online purchasing and delivery options) to up to 10,000 qualifying participant households redeemable at participating grocery stores/online vendors in LAC or with the ability to provide services in LAC.
To review specific qualifications to participate, visit our Funding Opportunities page. Vendors will not receive payment for administering the grocery vouchers.
RFQ Q&A (posted 11/28/2022)
- Q: Are you looking for digital vouchers/cards, physical cards or a combination of both?
A: Physical cards are being requested in addition to food delivery vendors.
- Q: Are you going to provide us with an eligibility file for card fulfillment via mail or digital distribution to qualifying members?
A: Cards will be distributed by participating CBOs (Community Based Organizations), so no file will be needed for fulfillment. Cards will be preloaded, and distribution will be tracked by the CBO and PHI. The grocery vendor will be required to provide PHI with monthly reports showing card spend data and balance detail. PHI will maintain all contact with program participants and no participant data will be shared unless needed for food delivery. For food delivery vendors, a file of information required to complete delivery will be provided.
- Q: What is the program qualification criteria?
A: Program participants must be LA County residents who are not currently participating in CalFresh/SNAP, are at or below 300% of the federal poverty level, and living in areas with high impact from COVID-19. Benefits are limited to one benefit per household. Additionally, participants will be pre-screened for qualification by local community-based partners and the grocery vendor partners will not be involved in this process.
- Q: Would you like the ability to reload the same cards? Or do you prefer one-time use?
A: One-time use only.
- Q: When will the program launch and end?
A: Launch –The program will launch in January 2023 and will end in December 2023; most participant enrollment should be completed by June 30, 2023. We expect most funds to be spent by December 31, 2023. Tracking of gift cards throughout the program period will be required.
- Q: Are you planning to do any “Impact Studies” based on this program? Are you open to vendors using for research study?
A: PHI will be doing a full evaluation study of this program. Due to internal IRB (Institutional Review Board) guidelines, individual data will not be shared with vendors, nor can vendors use program participant data for their own impact studies. There may be an opportunity to partner with vendors on additional research related to the type of foods being purchased on their grocery voucher cards, however further discussion and IRB consideration will be needed to confirm this is possible.
Wellness Matters! October 2022
Wellness Matters! October 2022
What’s inside this issue:
- New Staff Highlight: Welcome Cassie Chandler
- Food is Medicine as a National Strategy
- Hispanic Heritage Month: Reflections of the Pas and the Path Towards the Future
- Every Two Minutes: Breast Cancer Risks and Inequities
- PHI CWN Policy Corner
- Upcoming Events
Wellness Matters! September 2022
Wellness Matters! September 2022
What’s inside this issue:
- New Staff Highlight: Welcome Lesley Kroupa
- Newly Published Research by PHI CWN’s Emilie McClintic, MPH: Formative Research for Child Nutrition in Western Kenya
- Farmers Market Initiative
- PHI CWN Presenting at the APHA Conference
- PHI CWN at the CalFresh Healthy Living 2022 Forum
- PHI CWN Policy Corner
- Upcoming Events
Wellness Matters! August 2022
Wellness Matters! August 2022
What’s inside this issue:
- Healthy Choices Catch On: Data-informed Evolution of a Social Marketing Campaign
- Future Well Communities – Stockton Wellness Challenge
- Back to School Toolkit: COVID-19
- National Breastfeeding Month (August)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Additional Resources
- CWN Policy Corner
- Upcoming Events: Healthy Food Gathering Event (Sept. 27, 2022), National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (September), Blood Cancer Awareness Month (September)
Wellness Matters! July 2022
Wellness Matters! July 2022
What’s inside this issue:
- New Staff Highlights: Dr. Daniel Yeung and Kelley Ferguson
- Fifth Annual Native American Nutrition Conference (May 23-25)
- The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
- World Hepatitis Day (July 28)
- CWN Policy Corner: California Budget, Federal, and USDA Updates
- Upcoming Events: International Youth Day 2022, National Farmers Market Week (August 7-13)