All Applicants Please Note:
*If your facility uses WIC materials from the online catalog, please send a copy of the front of the publication and include:
- Revision date
- Publication stock number
Both are located at the back of publication. This is to verify that you are using the most current version of the publication. Do not send the actual document. Photocopy the front of the document and include the publication stock number and revision date on the copy.
*All in-services, staff training, and conferences should have been attended in the two years previous to application date.
* Policies sent in must have current revision and implementation date and necessary management signatures. (No blank policies will be accepted.)
Please submit the following documents for initial designation:
- Infant-feeding policies that include breastfeeding, supplementation, and use of assistive feeding devices for healthy, term infants. (This does not include NICU policies.)
- Non-DSHS staff education- this can include course outlines, including web-based training, PowerPoint presentations, educational articles, bulletin boards, or in-services.
- Provide outlines only.
- No class rosters are needed.
- Prenatal breastfeeding education course outlines, if applicable.
- Community breastfeeding resource list given patients at discharge.
- Copies of non-DSHS patient education materials used to provide patient breastfeeding education.
- Copy of Mother-Friendly worksite certificate or email notification.
Note – Please do not send application in hard binder, as storage of such is limited.
*If you have electronic versions of your policy/ documents and applicaiton, please send via email to: texastenstep@dshs.state.tx.us
Mail all other documents to:
Texas Ten Step Coordinator DSHS- Nutrition Services
P.O. Box 149347, Mail Code 1933
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Or for delivery services that do not accept P.O. Boxes:
Texas Ten Step Coordinator DSHS- Nutrition Services
4616 West Howard Lane
Bldg. 8, Suite 840, MC 1933
Austin, TX 78728
