In these handouts, you will see steps, guidelines, and desired outcomes defining community health centers that fully support the breastfeeding dyad.
9 Steps to Breastfeeding-Friendly Clinics
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California WIC Local Agency Linkages: Hospitals and Home Visiting
The 84 local WIC agencies shared information about their partnerships and linkages in a survey conducted during 2023.
IBCLC Workforce Overview: August 2023
CWA offers an overview to better understand the need and the cost of becoming an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) for WIC.
Foreground to Horizon: Opportunities for WIC’s Next Half Century
This report presents some forward-looking ideas in the areas of integrating WIC with current opportunities in health care reform and prevention and expanding the use of WIC clinics.
WIC Tech: A Matter of Equity
Modern technology can reduce inequities that prevent access to the program by offering more ways to engage participants and meet diverse needs.
Preventive Nutrition Services: Joining Health Care Reforms
In this brief, we recommend health reforms to improve nutrition access and education by linking services and programs among health providers, health plan administrators, and community organizers.
Connecting WIC and Early Education
By working together, WIC and childcare programs can more efficiently use limited public resources and better support children’s development. Learn more in our brief.
Perinatal Nutrition Counseling Services for Low Income Women in California
In this report, we focus on the vital role nutrition plays in perinatal and neonatal health and the benefits of higher-intensity perinatal nutritional counseling.
TeleWIC: Keeping Up With the Times
This report introduces videoconferencing as a way to bring WIC services into alignment with the expectations of participants.
Breastfeeding Support in Medi-Cal: Large Return, Small Investment
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Impacts of Breastfeeding Support, Supplies, and Counseling on Health Insurance Premiums and Costs
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Webinar: Welcoming African American Families at WIC
To engage more eligible families, increasing our understanding and implementation of best practices that welcome and include African American families can help local WIC staff establish WIC as a key community service and partner.