At 09:15 AM 10/16/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Ruth -
>Welcome to LACTNET!  WIC stands for the "Special Supplemental
>Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children."  It is a national,
>government sponsored program in the US for low-income pregnant,
>post-partum and nursing women, and children to the age of five.  It
>provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, vouchers for food,
>and referrals to other programs.
>
>In the US, WIC is controversial because it supplies infant formula to
>low-income babies.  However, it is also the primary source for
>breastfeeding support for low-income moms.  Believe me, working for a
>program that does both makes my job quite interesting!
>
>Debi VanderMey Barr
>Breastfeeding Promotion Coordinator
>Oregon WIC Program
>Portland, Oregon
>
>

I also work with a local WIC program -
        I might be traveling out west soon - are there any upcoming
conferences related to breastfeeding out that way - so I could combine two
things into one trip?

                TIA                                             Rose Marie