WIC and Nutrition Services

Full Staff Meeting Minutes

March 9, 2004

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WIC and Nutrition Services

VENA Nutrition Committee Meeting

Facilitator: Phyllis Fuller Time: 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Recorder: Phyllis Fuller Date: Feb 25, 2008

Place: WIC Nutrition Training room

Attendees: Phyllis Fuller, Kathy Mertzlufft, Vicki Strickland, Nancy Russell, Sue Redding, Nancy Green, Velma Osbourne, Brenda Brewer

Absent: D’Anne Ward, Julie Thorpe, Carolyn Schumann, Caroline Van Marrelo

TOPIC / DISCUSSION / ACTION /
SW District Representative /

No one from a local WIC provider has volunteered in the SW District to participate on this committee to take the place of Nancy Green who now is in the State WIC office. Nancy remains on the committee but as a State employee.

/ Nancy will check again with the LWPs in the SW District to see who would be willing to participate.
Health Outcome Bases Nutrition Assessment /

The committee reviewed a portion of the Health Outcome Based WIC Nutrition Assessment training that was conducted in October and November 2006 to all of the LWPs. The purpose of the review was to remind us of the importance of value enhanced nutrition assessment.

Nutrition Assessment completion and Tri-Monthly / There was a very lengthy discussion on when the NA process is to be completed. The WIC participant needs to be seen by a qualified person at certification and recertification times, and during the certification period for theie 2nd nutrition education. Because the Nutrition Assessment drives the nutrition education, food package prescription and the referrals, the Nutrition Assessment must be completed at cert and recert.
A conversation took place with USDA. We currently allow 60 days to complete the NA. This practice is not appropriate since the NA is what is to drive the entire nutrition services that are provided to the WIC participants.
The team listed questions for the survey. / The plans are:
1.  Survey other states to see how they do the nutrition services process.
2.  To survey MO LWPs to see who uses WIC Certifiers and how the WC is currently used.
Phyllis will draft the survey and send to committee members for review/ comments. We want to get the surveys sent out ASAP so we can review the results at our next meeting.
Next Meeting / To review survey results.
March, April and May meetings / March 24, 2008 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
April 29, 2008 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
May 20, 2008 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.