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The Boone County Health Department’s project aimed to increase WIC awareness and participation  by addressing identified barriers to participation. This comprehensive project combined innovative WIC outreach, data matching, a mobile WIC on Wheels unit, and expanding partnerships with grocery stores and the faith-based community. 

Boone County Health Department’s project prioritized  community and client engagement in training, program development, and hiring, as well as in their use of peer navigators  with lived experience with WIC. This project had many innovative outreach features that will modernize WIC and provide replicable models and best practices.  

Grant Duration

18 months

Organization(s) Funded

Boone County Health Department

Location

  • Illinois

Organization Type

WIC Local Agency

Strategies Used

Conduct Outreach Using Community-Level Data, Expand Partnerships

Status

Completed