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WIC Flyers & Websites

Nutrition and Recipes

  • choosemyplate.gov — This site provides information, materials and activities about good nutrition.
  • Mealsmatter.org — This site provides excellent ideas and recipes for preparing healthy meals.
  • nutrition.answers.com — This site provides nutrition information developed by Dr. Nina Franklin.
  • Recipes — Search by keyword or ingredients. Printout available as whole page, 3×5 or 4×6 card size. Users rate recipes on a 1-5 star scale.

Breastfeeding

  • Idahobreastfeeding.com - Site of Idaho Breastfeeding Coalition supporting and protecting breastfeeding for a healthier Idaho
  • Office on Women's Health: Breastfeeding Resources 
  • Idaho Health & Welfare — from the Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse
  • BreastfeedingOnline – Articles, Advice and Encouragement
  • La Leche League International — La Leche League International’s mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and the mother.
  • International Lactation Consultant Association — Promotes the professional development, advancement, and recognition of lactation consultants worldwide for the benefit of breastfeeding women, infants and children.
  • Breastfeeding — FDA – New parents want to give their babies the very best. When it comes to nutrition, the best first food for babies is breast milk.
  • Breastfeeding & Infant Nutrition — AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  • SupportBreastfeeding.com — Legislation supporting breastfeeding addresses such issues as a woman’s right to breastfeed in public, express milk at work, and receive an exemption from jury duty.

Additional nutritious recipes, breastfeeding and exercise links HERE.

Car Seat Finder & Safety (NHTSA)

Community Resources

Ada County - List of helpful resources

Elmore County - List of helpful resources


Services to help you live better

Nursing is Normal

The following video, “Nursing is Normal” was created by a coalition of community partners including Central District Health, St. Alphonsus, Saint Luke’s, Elmore Medical Center and a local pediatrician. The video aims to raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding.



The USDA (WIC) is an equal opportunity provider.

upcoming events

MAY 139 am
LATE OPEN: FAMILY & CLINIC SERVICES

To allow for a staff meeting, our Family & Clinic Services will open at 9 am on Thursday, May 13. 208-327-7400

MAY 21 8:30 am
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING

The next Board of Health meeting will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021, following the annual District Budget Hearing starting at 8:30 am. The Board Meeting schedule is posted inside CDH Headquarters and on the Board Meetings page, HERE. View past meetings via YouTube.