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The Women, Infants, and Children WIC Program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. The intent is to provide models and motivate other local agencies to strengthen their breastfeeding promotion and support activities and ultimately increase breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration rates among WIC participants.

The award is given at three levels of performance that build on one another: Gold, Gold Premiere, and Gold Elite. This approach recognizes three groups of agencies that include those that are demonstrating model practices, as well as those who are at varying stages of implementing exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support practices.

To receive the Gold Award, local WIC agencies must complete an application which evaluates the policies and procedures surrounding breastfeeding promotion and support, the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor program, and partnerships with local hospitals and other organizations working toward similar breastfeeding goals. Indiana WIC local agencies have been hard at work over the past 5 years to put these best practices in place for breastfeeding promotion and support, and several agencies have been recognized for achieving these awards.

Indiana WIC continues to support communication, messaging and resources focused on the breastfeeding. Local WIC agencies and staff have received information on important things to consider as they provide breastfeeding support. Please contact your local WIC clinic directly for additional details or questions for services in your area. Some useful resources are below:.

WIC Women, Infants, and Children is a nutrition program, nationally recognized as an effective means for:.



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