The federally-funded WIC program is tasked with safeguarding the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk. The program provides healthy, nutritious foods to supplement diets, as well as information on healthy eating, breast-feeding advice and support, and referrals to health care.
The new Web-based information management system is designed to significantly increase customer service for families in need. The project, valued at more than $3,000,000, is scheduled to be completed by October 2007.
"We are very excited about this project and the technological advances and expertise that Covansys brings to make this the state of the art WIC system in the country," said Jan L'hommedieu, Chickasaw Nation Project Manager.
In addition to providing a cost-effective and efficient technology
solution for the SPIRIT consortium, the web-based WIC information
system will positively impact the lives of program participants by:
- Streamlining pre-qualification processes to speed WIC program enrollment for eligible participants
- Providing program participants with funds for food more quickly thanks to improved check processing capabilities
- Ensuring accuracy of the determination of eligibility for WIC program services as a result of enhanced information gathering and sharing
- Securing ongoing federal funding for the WIC consortium users by improving federal reporting capabilities.
For the past 19 years, Covansys has provided public sector solutions to more than 47 states plus the Virgin Islands, District of Columbia and Guam in the areas of health and human services, public retirement, public health, motor vehicle services and unemployment insurance systems.
