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VENA

Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment 
(VENA)


 

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Ask VENA
Responses to common questions from the VENA training at the WIC annual conference. Updated October 6, 2008. (PDF, 18 KB)

Discussion circle charts 

Tools to guide discussions with participants. Use the circles that represent the topics identified in the assessment, or create new ones using the blank template chart. 

Is Your Clinic Ready?
A discussion about first contacts, confidentiality, waiting areas, accommodating children and other topics. (PDF, 200 KB)
Reflective listening
A discussion about good listening skills, and tips on how to get a client to participate in a VENA conversation. (PDF, 24 KB)
Toolkit from the 2008 
WIC conference

VENA information from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service  

Includes a summary, a guidance document, implementation materials, competency training and frequently asked questions.

VENA in other states

Check out the resources used in other states.

VENA overview for WIC support staff
This presentation provides information about VENA and how it affects your role in WIC. (PowerPoint, 3 MB)
Webcasts
VENA Overview  
This webcast provides an overview of VENA, and is a prerequisite for the VENA Story webcast.

VENA Story  
Demonstrations of WIC nutritionists working with:

For this interactive activity, download the following forms and follow the directions during the presentation.

To view the demonstrations and related documents during the VENA Story webcast, pause the webcast and click the links at the bottom of the screen. Scroll through the page to find the item you want. To view the story demonstrations, click each link separately. 

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Last Revised:  November 07, 2011