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[X] Nutrition education [X] Breastfeeding promotion and support [X] Targeting and outreach policies [ ] Financial management of administrative funds [ ] Validation of staff time spent on WIC [ ] Food instrument accountability [ ] Vendor training and monitoring (If these functions are delegated to a local agency/clinic) [X] Civil rights compliance [ ] Other

e. The State agency has developed procedures for local agencies/clinics to use when they evaluate: [X] Their own operations [X] Subsidiary/satellite operations (e.g., county health department clinic) [ ] Subcontractors (e.g., community action program, hospital) [ ] Homeless facilities/institutions [X] Other Specify: Private local agencies If you selected any of the options above, please provide the citation of where it can be found in the appendix or procedure manual and answer the following questions

Do these procedures include a monitoring tool? Yes No

Are all local agencies/clinics required to follow these procedures? Yes No ADDITIONAL DETAIL: Monitoring Audits Appendix and/or Procedure Manual (citation):

AL WIC Procedure Manual Ch. 15 Quality Assurance Attachment 15-1 QA Tool