DC WIC POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL

Policy 2.006 1 | P a g e Title: Nutrition Education Documentation Category: Nutrition and Breastfeeding Education CFR Reference: 7 CFR 246.11(e)(4) Policy Number: 2.006 Effective Date: 1/1/2016 Revised Date: 8/15/23

POLICY STATEMENT Nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, must be thoroughly integrated into participant health care plans, the delivery of supplemental foods, and other Program operations. All nutrition education contacts, or attempts to contact, must be documented in the MIS and in accordance with DC WIC policy 2.005 Nutrition Education Overview. PROCEDURE 1. Primary nutrition education contacts must be documented in the TGIF format (see DC WIC policy 2.005 Nutrition Education Overview). 2. Required education topics include the following for the initial primary nutrition education contact of a participant’s certification: a. Drug use, tobacco, and alcohol screening and appropriate education given in accordance with DC WIC policy 8.020 Substance Use Screening & Referrals. b. All pregnant participants will be encouraged to breastfeeding, unless contraindicated for health reasons. 3. Exit counseling must be provided to all pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women prior to the end of their certification period. 4. All primary nutrition education contacts must be documented in the MIS on the same day the contact occurred. 5. The Local Agency must establish protocols for documenting secondary nutrition education in accordance with DC WIC policy 2.007 Nutrition Education Choice. 6. The Local Agency must establish protocols for documenting all attempts to conduct nutrition education in accordance with DC WIC policies 2.005 Nutrition Education Overview and 2.007 Nutrition Education Choice. 7. All notes should be: a. Consistent – establishes standards/protocols to which all staff must adhere. b. Clear – easily understood by other staff members; using documentation abbreviations, etc., as established by the State and/or Local Agency. c. Organized – follows an established order and minimizes duplication. d. Complete – creates a picture of the participant, describes or lists the services provided over time, and outlines a plan for future services. e. Concise – contains minimal extraneous information. f. Include timeframe and documentation of completing care plan. REFERENCES 7 CFR 246.11(e)(4) WIC Policy Memo 2008-4 WIC Policy Memo 1994-9 FNS WIC Nutrition Service Standard #7

DC WIC POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL

Policy 2.006 2 | P a g e DC WIC policies 2.005 Nutrition Education Overview, 2.007 Nutrition Education Choice, 8.020 Substance Use Screening & Referrals