Nutritional Services

The Health Department functions as a community resource for nutrition-related questions. The department offers diet counseling and nutrition evaluation, and provides individual and group nutritional counseling for high-risk maternity, family planning and pediatric patients.

Loudoun County Health Department
102 Heritage Way, NE, 1st Floor
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-777-0239

WIC Program

The Health Department's WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program is a supplemental food program which offers nutritional counseling and education. WIC serves pregnant or lactating women, and infants and children ages five and under who meet income, medical and/or nutritional eligibility requirements. 

WIC Leesburg Office
224 Cornwall Street, NW (Main Entrance by Flag Pole)
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-777-0239
Directions

WIC Ashburn Office
445201 Research Place, Suite 120 
Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone: 703-777-0239
Directions

More information on WIC is available online in English and Spanish.

Breast Feeding

The Health Department encourages and supports women to breast feed their babies if they are able to do so. Breastfeeding Peer Counselors are available to provide breastfeeding information, encouragement and support, both prenatal and throughout the mother's breastfeeding experience; therefore working to fill in the gap in services between the private physician and the WIC agency. The WIC program provides breast pumps, free of charge, to WIC participants.  More information about breast feeding is available at here.