WIC program report: participation up, documentation challenges noted
Amanda Kirchhoff told the Board that the WIC program serves 15 CSAs, cited clinic locations in four counties, and reported a rise in ineligible participants from 35 to over 350 since 2019; she stressed that "WIC is not part of public charge and does not collect immigration status."
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Amanda Kirchhoff presented the Black Hawk County Public Health Board with the 2025 Annual Operation Threshold WIC report, summarizing WIC history, services, outreach across 15 community service areas and local clinic locations in Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan and Grundy counties. She described program efforts to reduce childhood obesity and expand breastfeeding support through peer counseling and equipment loans.
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