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WIC Peer Counselor - Breast/Chestfeeding

• Date Posted: 11/13/2023
• Information: A Breast/Chestfeeding Peer Counselor for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a paraprofessional support person who provides basic breast/chestfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breast/chestfeeding participants. Peer counselors are individuals who have personal experience with breast/chestfeeding and are trained to provide basic lactation information and support others with whom they share or have shared socioeconomic status, language, and/or race or ethnicity. Peer counselors reinforce breast/chestfeeding recommendations in a socially and culturally appropriate context and promote breast/chestfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the child; and perform related duties as assigned.
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