WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health received a $816,798 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to support the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC Program, CFDA 10.557).

Through this funding, the Louisiana Department of Health will provide breastfeeding peer counseling services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women and mothers of infants and children up to age five who have been determined to be at nutritional risk. Peer counselors will offer nutrition education and support to promote breastfeeding. The WIC Program aims to improve the nutritional and health status of this target population by providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services.