VENA II Training Initiative

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Bridging the Gap between the Nutrition Assessment and Quality Nutrition Services, is a series of webinars that is a follow up to the original VENA guidance. The webinars focus on the work of WIC State Agencies.



The Role of Technology in VENA…..To Think or Not to Think?

Presented August 2016 by Pennsylvania WIC. Download the slides, participant nutrition education survey and survey results from this webinar.


Love Letters from Maryland: Developing Staff Confidence in Participant Focused Counseling Skills

Presented January 2016 by Maryland WIC. Download the slides or view the recording.


How Value Enhanced is Your Nutrition Assessment

Presented October 2015 highlighting the WIC Works Resource System. Download the slides and view the recording.


Hitting the Mark: Putting VENA Into Action

Presented April 2015 by Arizona and Oregon WIC. Download the slides and view the recording.


Equipping Paraprofessional Staff to Deliver VENA

Presented January 2015 by Colorado WIC. Download the slides.


The Power of Influence

Presented September 2014 by Chickasaw Nation and Texas WIC. Download the slides.


The VENA Journey in Massachusetts: From Theory to Practice

Presented May 2014 by Massachusetts WIC. Download the slides and view the recording.


Strengthening WIC Nutrition Assessment

Presented January 2014 by Iowa WIC. Download the slides and view the recording.


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