As public health professionals serving a diverse population of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, new parents, and their families, we at WIC acknowledge that racism is a public health crisis that directly affects our work and the families we serve. Systemic racism affects many communities, especially Black mothers and infants, whose chances of surviving pregnancy and birth are disproportionately lower than their white counterparts. This has invigorated our commitm

Hellooooo 2021!! As this draws to a close, we look to the New Year with hope. None of us really pictured that our new normal would consist of almost 24-hour mask-wearing and conducting most of our official business in our PJ’s. 2020 really took a strange turn somewhere and now we are plagued by countless struggles, fears, and heavy losses. Maybe even moments not knowing where nor whom we may turn to. But what this year has really taught me, is that no matter the distance, we