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[X] Other Specify: Participant feedback is used by local agencies to modify nutrition and breastfeeding support efforts to better reach participants. ADDITIONAL DETAIL: Nutrition Services Appendix and/or Procedure Manual (citation):

AL WIC Procedure Manual Ch. 3 Nutrition Education, Ch. 6 Breastfeeding

3. Nutrition Education ( 246. 11(a)(1-3) a. The State agency assures that each local agency offers adult participants, parents, or caretakers of infant and child participants, and whenever possible, the child participants themselves at least two ( 2) nutrition education contacts per 6 month certification period, and quarterly nutrition education contacts to participants certified in excess of 6 months, to ensure adequate nutrition education in accordance with 246. 11(e) via:

[X] Local agency addresses in the annual nutrition education plan [X] State nutrition staff monitoring annually during local agency reviews [X] Local agency providing periodic reports to State agency [ ] Other

b. The State agency established the processes, policies, procedures, and training on nutrition education that address: [X] Number of contacts [X] Individual care plans [X] Tailored nutrition topics relevant to an individual participant assessment [X] Information on substance use prevention [X] Breastfeeding promotion and support [X] Counseling methods and teaching strategies [ ] Protocols [X] Documentation [X] Referrals [X] Content supports WIC’s purpose and goals [X] Follow-up activity plans and future visits [X] Appropriate use of educational reinforcement (videos, brochures, posters, etc.) [X] Use of delivery methods and modes that fosters participants being able to access a CPA