• Summary
• Concept
• Goals
• Peer Counselor Services
• Peer Counselor Training
• Lactation Consultant Support
• Health Provider Training
• Evaluation
• Statistical Charts
• Unanticipated Benefits

Nurturing a Peer Counselor Program

DSHS Peer Counselor Trainer Workshop – Schedule and Registration

Materials

Texas WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training Manual

Training Videos

Recruiting Posters
You may download these posters, make any changes necessary to adapt them for your agency’s needs and print them at your agency. These posters are part of the national “Using Loving Support to Manage Peer Counseling Programs” materials developed by Best Start Social Marketing for USDA.

Visit the USDA WIC Learning Center for information about the national “Using Loving Support to Implement Best Practices in Peer Counseling” initiative. The site contains the Food and Nutrition Service Model for successful Peer Counselor Programs, a research brief, and other Peer Counselor Program materials, information, and curriculum. Visit http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Learning_Center/support_peer.html

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information please contact:

Kristina Arrieta
Peer Counselor Coordinator
Nutrition Services Section MC 4554
Texas Department of State Health Services
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
1-512-341-4593
Email: Kristina Arrieta

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