Archive – Winnebago County Health Department’s WIC Program Is Gold Award Winner

August 9, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, and Nutrition Services recently awarded the Winnebago County Health Department’s Woman, Infants, and Children’s Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) a Gold Award for its breastfeeding program. WCHD staff…

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