FBC Healthcare Provider Lactation Seminar April 18, 2015

May 9, 2015 5 K RUN or 2 Mile Family Walk Come out and help support Mothers' Milk Bank of Florida

PLEASE SIGN PETITION to have IBCLCs in Florida licensed. This is important to creating better access of lactation care to mothers and babies.

Growing a First Food Movement -- Coming Together in Support of Breastfeeding Thank You to the Kellogg Foundation for the First Food Movement

FBC announces their  Hospital Initiative Project "Florida Quest For Quality Maternity Care Award" Become a STAR Maternity HOSPITAL! Recorded WEBINARS to Help Hospital Leadership take Baby Steps to Baby- Friendly Hospital

WKKF - Dr. Gail Christopher speaks at the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee’s Conference

Vital Signs ~ Breastfeeding: Hospital Support for Breastfeeding Vital Signs Podcast ~ Childhood Obesity – Prevention Begins with Breastfeeding

xxxxxx On January 20, 2011, Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding in the Jack Morton Auditorium at The George Washington University.  http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/    The Surgeon General's CTA is aimed at better supporting mothers who choose to breastfeed by education and by removing the barriers that hamper successful breastfeeding in our society. Surgeon General's Call to Action pdf VIDEO of Surgeon General's CTA (at about 16 minutes there is a problem with the sound, but keep listening it only last about 1 minute) The Florida Breastfeeding Coalition is already working on several of the steps outlined in the Surgeon General's CTA.

Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, M.D.

Joan Meek, MD, MS, RD, IBCLC, FBC President & USBC Past Chair is third from the left of the Surgeon General

Fact Sheet to Call to Action Surgeon General's Call to Action Press Release USBC Press Release FBC Press Release National WIC Association PR Doctors in Action Health Care Leadership in Action Nurses in Action