January 15, 2013 WIC Update

SUBJECT 1: USLCA 2013 Breastfeeding Conference

1. USLCA 2013 Breastfeeding Conference: The United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) is hosting their 2013 breastfeeding conference in St. Louis, May 3-5, 2013. For more information on the conference please go to the following link. This conference includes a specific breastfeeding track for WIC and costs to attend are a WIC allowable expense. If you want to attend but did not budget for it in your FFY 2013 Local Agency Plan (LAP), please contact your district nutritionist for approval.