Nutrition Services Standards
The
Nutrition Services Standards are designed to help State and local
WIC agencies self-assess how well they currently deliver a wide
range of nutrition services and how to improve the delivery and
quality of nutrition services. The
Standards represent a wide range of performance practices used to
deliver quality WIC nutrition services and are flexible enough to
be used in the many types of agencies that administer the WIC
Program. The
Nutrition Services Standards were developed through a joint effort
between FNS, the National WIC Association and State WIC Nutrition
Coordinators and Program Directors. The final document is
the product of this collaborative and inclusive process. The
standards are intended to provide WIC State and local agencies
with a tool to:
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Inspire the
revitalization of quality nutrition services in WIC
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Identify Federal
requirements related to quality nutrition services
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Document
"Federal requirements," "Recommended
Criteria," and "Best Practices" achieved
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Assess the
delivery of quality nutrition services to participants
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Identify areas
needing improvement
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Determine staff
training, technical assistance and resource needs
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Develop and
implement State and local agency policies and procedures
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Assist in
developing State and local agency nutrition services plans
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Evaluate progress
toward strengthening or enhancing nutrition services
The Nutrition Services
Standards are available at the WIC Works Resource System, at
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Topics/WICnutStand.pdf
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