WIC Division Overview

CDPH/WIC Division Mission and Strategies:

The Women, Infants and Children Division supports the vision of the Center for Family Health by nourishing and empowering families to grow and build a healthy future.

WIC uses the following strategies to carry out our mission:

• Maximize participation in the WIC program: WIC works to maximize participation through retention, re-engagement, and recruitment efforts.
• Provide relevant, quality services to participants: WIC helps families by providing nutrition education, breastfeeding support, healthy foods, and connecting families to healthcare and other community services.
• Support local agencies and vendors to be successful: WIC local agencies and retail food vendors are the public face of WIC and are vital in serving WIC families.
• Ensure integrity and accountability: WIC staff, local agencies, vendors, and families are responsible for being good stewards of public resources.
  

State Publications and Documents

• CDPH/WIC Division Organization Chart (PDF)

• CDPH/WIC Division State Plan

• Current CDPH/WIC Division Budget Estimate (PDF)
  

• Prior Budget Estimates
  

Job Opportunities at the CDPH/WIC Division

The CDPH/WIC Division is looking for energetic and innovative staff with a passion for contributing to work that improves the lives of Californians statewide. The State WIC program is located in Sacramento County.  We have public health, nutrition, and education positions as well as management, administration, analytical, and support positions.

• Breast Pump Coordinator (Health Program Specialist I) - Final filing date: 12/13/2022
  
• Contract Monitor (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/14/2022
  
• Digital Communications Specialist (Health Program Specialist I) - Final filing date: 12/15/2022
• eWIC Contract Manager (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/15/2022
  
• WNA Training Specialist (Health Program Specialist I) - Final filing date: 12/19/2022
  
• Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Analyst (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/19/2022
  
• Nutritionist (Public Health Nutrition Consultant III, Specialist) - Final filing date: 12/20/2022
• Operations Program Specialist (Health Program Specialist II) - Final filing date: 12/21/2022
  
• Modernization Analyst (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/21/2022
  
• Local Agency Operations and Funding Specialist (Health Program Specialist I) - Final filing date: 12/21/2022
  
• Program Specialist (Health Program Specialist I) - Final filing date: 12/22/2022
  
• Breastfeeding Coordinator (Health Program Specialist II) - Final filing date: 12/27/2022
  
• Business Support Analyst (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/27/2022
  
• Project Specialist (Health Program Specialist I) - Final filing date: 12/27/2022
  
• Grant Expenditure Analyst (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/28/2022
  
• Hearing and Appeals Analyst (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) - Final filing date: 12/30/2022

California WIC Dietetic Internships

The CDPH/WIC Division supports employees' career advancement by improving access to accredited dietetic internships (DIs) to become Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN). CDPH/WIC maintains four WIC-based accredited dietetic internships with local agency sponsors and one collaborative program between the Northeast Valley Health Corporation WIC Program and California State University, Northridge Dietetic Internship. WIC DIs focus on community nutrition management and provide comprehensive skills and practice in all areas of nutrition and dietetics for entry-level RDNs.

Visit California WIC Dietetic Internships for more information.

Contact the CDPH/WIC Division