The Missouri WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Developmental Milestones Program is now being implemented in the WIC program at Howell County Health Department.
This program assists with monitoring children’s developmental milestones and knowing when and how to refer families for follow-up if there are concerns. Using materials developed by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the WIC Developmental Milestones Program was co-designed by WIC staff for WIC staff. This ensures a program that focuses on children, is meaningful to families and is easy for staff to work into the WIC schedule.
The WIC Developmental Milestones Program uses a set of checklists and family-friendly wall and floor graphics to increase parents’ awareness of developmental milestones and to promote early identification of potential developmental delay. Parents can even follow a link from the WIC Shopper App and set up a CDC Milestone account with the child’s date of birth to help track those milestones.
