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Objective Strategies/Activities Baseline Indicators Progress 9.2 Monitor implementation of updated Nutrition Risk Criteria.

By the end of first quarter, review new or updated WIC nutrition risk criteria develop training plan and submit IT request to perform needed modifications to CT-WIC.

Provide update to Program Nutritionists by 2nd quarter, on results of post-test for WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria and WIC Nutrition Risk Assessment training. (Self-paced module).

Train local agency staff on new or revised criteria at Statewide meetings or using a self-paced module.

During monitoring determine if local staff accurately identify and assign new or revised risks.

Through State MER observations and chart audits 80% of local agency staff will conduct PMAD screening per protocol and document appropriately.

N/A IT report submitted. Training scheduled for local agencies. Monitoring indicates local agency staff are correctly assigning risks. The State agency made all updates for new and revised risk criteria to be implemented 10/1/2024, during FY 2023-staff training, changes to tools and forms. The Nutrition Risk updates requiring MIS changes will be included in CT-WIC Release 4.2, scheduled for August 2024. The intended implementation date 1st quarter of FY 2024 was pushed back due to work on the CT-WIC finance module. An update will be sent to local agencies when CT-WIC changes are finalized.

One of the three agencies reviewed in FY24 had findings related to staff accurately identifying and/or assigning risks. Two of the three agencies reviewed had findings related to either documentation (i.e., scanning or data entry in CT-WIC) on the PMAD screen or completing the PMAD screens at the designated timeframes. 60% of local agency staff reviewed, conducted PMAD screening per protocol and of those, 75% documented appropriately based on chart audit review.