Program Activities

USDA Loving Support Award of Excellence

The USDA Loving Support Award of Excellence Program recognizes and celebrates local WIC agencies that provide exemplary breastfeeding programs and support services. These awards are presented in 3 levels of Gold Award, Gold Premiere Award (mid-level) and Gold Elite Award (highest level). The Iowa BFPC program is pleases to have local agencies receive these awards in recognition of the outstanding support that they are giving to WIC breastfeeding moms.

2021 Gold Winners
- USDA Midwest Breast Feeding Awardees 2021 Video
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- MATURA - Gold Winner 2021
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- Pottawattamie County - Gold Winner 2021
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2020 Gold Winner
- Siouxland District Health Department - Gold Winner 2020
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2019 Gold Winner
- Broadlawns - Gold Winner 2019
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USDA Loving Support Award of Excellence Gold Award Evaluation Instructions - PDF 2020

USDA Local State Agencies Awardees - PDF 2020

BFPC QI Storyboards

WIC BFPC programs, highlighting quality improvement activities targeted at developing partnerships with local birthing hospitals, created the following storyboards.

Fiscal Year 2020

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