Screening Module, Level I, WIC #430 (revised 8/2000)

This module is about the proper way to obtain anthropometric and hematologic measurements. It includes collection information on heights/lengths, weights and hemoglobin/hematocrit.
Cover [PDF]
Table of Contents [PDF]
Introduction [PDF]
Length Measurement (Equipment, Technique, Maintenance, Calibration) [PDF]
Height Measurement (Equipment, Technique, Maintenance, Calibration) [PDF]
Infant Weight (Equipment, Technique, Maintenance, Calibration) [PDF]
Child/Adult Weight (Equipment, Technique, Maintenance, Calibration) [PDF]
Required Measurements for Infants, Children, and Women [PDF]
Procedures for Charting Growth [PDF]
Note: The following adaptations of the NCHS/CDC growth grids are missing in this document: Girls: Birth to 36 Months, Girls: Birth to 36 Months incl. head circumference, Boys 2 to 5 Years, and Boys: Prepubescent.
Prenatal Weight Gain [PDF]
Note: The Prenatal Weight Gain Grid WIC #124 (2/99) is missing on several pages, these are full page grids of the miniature grid depicted on page 42 of this document.
Blood Measurement (Hematocrit, Hemoglobin) [PDF]
Precautions to Prevent the Spread of Infection [PDF]
Cover for Quality Monitoring Sheet (Appendix B) [PDF]
Quality Monitoring Sheet for Anthropometric Technique [PDF]
Quality Monitoring Sheet for Hematocrit Technique [PDF]
Practice Tests [PDF]
Answer Key to the 11 Practice Tests [PDF]
Note: The plotted growth grids for Practice #7 for Linda White and Juan Martinez are missing in the document.
Post Test [PDF]
Post Test Answer Key [PDF]
Note: The following adaptations of the NCHS/CDC growth grids are missing in this document: Girls: Birth to 36 Months, Girls: Birth to 36 Months incl. head circumference, Boys 2 to 5 Years, and Boys: Prepubescent, Prenatal Weight Gain Grid, and Chart for Estimating Body Mass Index (Food and Nutrition Board, IOM, 1992). The Prenatal Weight Gain Grid (WIC #124 (Rev. 2/99 can be found on page 17 of the Prenatal Nutrition Module, Level 2.
Cover for Ht/Hg Levels and Standards for Severe Anemia (Appendix A) [PDF]
Hematocrit/Hemoglobin Levels Indicating Risk Charts and Standards for Severe Anemia [PDF]
Note: The contents of Appendix A are not available in electronic format: (1) a chart of Hematocrit Levels Indicating Risk (Adjusted for Altitude) as well as AHematocrit Levels Indicating Risk (Adjusted for Altitude). These charts are adapted from MMWR, Centers for Disease Control, April 3, 1998, Vol. 47, No. RR-3, ACDC Criteria for Anemia in Children and Childbearing Age Women@ see: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00051880.htm (2) two charts on Standards for Severe Anemia (Hematocrit low enough to necessitate a medical referral).