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Alabama Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Goals and Objectives, FY 2027

CHAPTER I: FOOD DELIVERY

Goal Continue to monitor authorized WIC vendors, participant food benefit issuance, and food redemption to ensure compliance with program requirements and provide participants with a positive shopping experience.

Objectives 1. Identify key problem areas that impact the overall WIC shopping experience and develop effective solutions for the identified problems. 2. Develop innovative training materials for authorized WIC vendors to improve program compliance and the shopping experience. 3. Promote the use of the Vendor Information Publication (VIP) e-newsletter as a training tool for authorized WIC vendors. 4. Strengthen Program Integrity by using the routine monitoring visit as an opportunity to provide education and technical assistance to authorized WIC vendors. 5. Provide education and support to district/clinic staff regarding the eWIC shopping experience and Vendor Management. 6. Continue to enhance the accountability of food benefit issuance through quality assurance measures. 7. Continue to monitor the Crossroads MIS programming for state food prescription changes as well as formula name/package size changes and make enhancements as needed.

Goal Continue to monitor food benefit issuance and redemption to ensure accountability according to regulations.

Objectives 1. Continue to enhance the accountability of food benefit issuance through quality assurance measures. 2. Continue to monitor the Crossroads MIS programming for state food prescription changes as well as formula name/package size changes and make enhancements as needed.

CHAPTER II: NUTRITION SERVICES

Goal Improve participant health by developing innovative approaches to nutrition education and breastfeeding promotion and support.