Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment is part of WIC's initiative to revitalize nutrition services. This initiative standardizes a process for completing a comprehensive nutrition assessment. It expands the purpose of nutrition assessment from eligibility determination to improved nutrition education. Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment improves the risk assessment process by ensuring that a medical-nutritional assessment is completed along with a streamlined dietary assessment for collecting information for individualized nutrition services

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Assessment Questions

The Washington WIC Nutrition Program uses standardized questions when program eligibility is determined at certifications and as part of the mid-certification health assessment. The questions are specific to client category, age, and feeding status. These questions support WIC staff in conducting a complete nutrition assessment, determine WIC risk eligibility and start a dialogue with the client about what she or he wants and needs related to nutrition and health.

Women & Children	Infants 0<6 Months	Infants 6–12 Months
Pregnant Woman (52KB) Arabic (149KB) Chinese (162KB) Korean (236KB) Russian (149KB) Somali (53KB) Spanish (56KB) Vietnamese (129KB Breastfeeding Woman (50KB) Arabic (155KB) Chinese (187KB) Korean (214KB) Russian (180KB) Somali (140KB) Spanish (136KB) Vietnamese (183KB) Postpartum Woman (49KB) Arabic (155KB) Chinese (184KB) Korean (216KB) Russian (179KB) Somali (140KB) Spanish (138KB) Vietnamese (188KB) Child (48KB) Arabic (144KB) Chinese (203KB) Korean (218KB) Russian (164KB) Somali (126KB) Spanish (125KB) Vietnamese (174KB)	Fully Breastfed—No Solids (46KB) Arabic (135KB) Chinese (205KB) Korean (219KB) Russian (146KB) Somali (116KB) Spanish (93KB) Vietnamese (154KB) Fully Breastfed—Solids (48KB) Arabic (147KB) Chinese (207KB) Korean (231KB) Russian (156KB) Somali (125KB) Spanish (125KB) Vietnamese (164KB) Partially Breastfed—No Solids (48KB) Arabic (140KB) Chinese (206KB) Korean (230KB) Russian (169KB) Somali (134KB) Spanish (131KB) Vietnamese (178KB) Partially Breastfed—Solids (50KB) Arabic (149KB) Chinese (213KB) Korean (238KB) Russian (178KB) Somali (141KB) Spanish (138KB) Vietnamese (189KB) Fully Formula Fed—No Solids (48KB) Arabic (136KB) Chinese (203KB) Korean (247KB) Russian (166KB) Somali (132KB) Spanish (129KB) Vietnamese (177KB) Fully Formula Fed—Solids (49KB) Arabic (138KB) Chinese (208KB) Korean (227KB) Russian (168KB) Somali (139KB) Spanish (130KB) Vietnamese (178KB)	Fully Breastfed (48KB) Arabic (149KB) Chinese (192KB) Korean (227KB) Russian (176KB) Somali (136KB) Spanish (133KB) Vietnamese (185KB) Partially Breastfed (50KB) Arabic (147KB) Chinese (192KB) Korean (233KB) Russian (175KB) Somali (141KB) Spanish (137KB) Vietnamese (186KB) Fully Formula Fed (50KB) Arabic (149KB) Chinese (194KB) Korean (260KB) Russian (178KB) Somali (142KB) Spanish (141KB) Vietnamese (187KB)

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Circle Charts

Circle charts are a tool that can be used to guide nutrition education. They display several health-related topics relevant to specific client categories. Each circle includes a photograph representing a topic which the client can choose from to focus their dialogue. The content on the back of each circle chart includes suggestions for opening and closing questions, relevant facts, handouts, and other tips or reminders.

Pregnant Women	Breastfeeding Women	Postpartum Women
English (870KB) Arabic (906KB) Chinese (931KB) Korean (866KB) Russian (931KB) Somali (882KB) Spanish (866KB) Vietnamese (935KB)	English (1.1MB) Arabic (1.1MB) Chinese (742KB) Korean (1.1MB) Russian (745KB) Somali (681KB) Spanish (669KB) Vietnamese (1.1MB)	English (782KB) Arabic (827KB) Chinese (852KB) Korean (795KB) Russian (858KB) Somali (785KB) Spanish (782KB) Vietnamese (830KB)
Infant 0-5 Months	Infant 6-12 Months	Child
English (1.1MB) Arabic (1.1MB) Chinese (1.1MB) Korean (1.1MB) Russian (1.1MB) Somali (1.2MB) Spanish (1.1MB) Vietnamese (1.1MB)	English (1.3MB) Arabic (1.4MB) Chinese (1.3MB) Korean (1.1MB) Russian (1.4MB) Somali (1.3MB) Spanish (1.3MB) Vietnamese (1.4MB)	English (739KB) Arabic (782KB) Chinese (802KB) Korean (746KB) Russian (809KB) Somali (739KB) Spanish (739KB) Vietnamese (801KB)