The Lundquist Institute WIC Program Receives USDA 2024 WIC Breastfeeding Gold Award of Excellence
August 14 2024 - 3:00PM
The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center (TLI) is pleased to announce that its WIC Program
has received the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) 2024 WIC Breastfeeding Gold Award of
Excellence. The FNS notes that the “intent is to provide models and
motivate other local agencies to strengthen their breastfeeding
promotion and support activities and ultimately increase
breastfeeding initiation and duration rates among WIC
participants.” The FNS award letter recognizes the TLI WIC Program
“for its exemplary efforts in WIC breastfeeding promotion and
support.” “This is wonderful news,” said Marisela Montoya, Ed.D.,
executive director of TLI’s WIC Program, which every month serves
over 60,0000 low-income women, children, and families. “We are
truly honored to receive the 2024 WIC Breastfeeding Gold
Award of Excellence. This recognition is a testament to the hard
work and dedication of our entire team, and we are
proud to have our efforts acknowledged in such a meaningful
way.”“This award affirms the amazing work being done by our WIC
program,” said Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill, CEO of The Lundquist
Institute. “Besides our groundbreaking scientific research, the
Institute has prioritized serving our community. We are proud of
the public service that our WIC program provides and congratulate
the entire WIC team here at the Institute.”Megan Schlager of the
California Department of Public Health, Women, Infants and Children
Division (CDPH/WIC) congratulated TLI’s WIC Program for receiving
this prestigious award, noting: “CDPH/WIC is proud of the national
recognition garnered through your efforts. Model breastfeeding
programs, such as The Lundquist Institute, inspire other WIC local
agencies and clinics to strengthen their own breastfeeding support
services and increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates
among WIC families.”
- Mother breastfeeding baby
Max Benavidez
The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation
310-200-2682
max.benavidez@lundquist.org