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Esther M Singleton, Dykibra J Gaskin, Jessie Gordon, Chandra Haimbaugh, Jennifer Jones, Krista Schoen, Nancy Faul, Olga Garcia, Liza Ayuso, Laene Keith, Danelle Ward

Photo of FBC Board Members who attended our Annual Face-to-Face Meeting, on Saturday February 22nd, 2020 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM (EST), at Advent Health for Women, 601 E Rollins St., Women’s Community Education Classroom 1st Floor, Orlando, FL 32803 Phone: 407-303-5600. https://www.adventhealthforwomen.com

We would like to express our gratitude to “Advent Health for Women” and our Board Member Danelle Ward for hosting Florida Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Face-to-Face Meeting.

In keeping with the  mission and vision statement, the objectives of the Florida Breastfeeding Coalition are to:

  1. Increase public acceptance of breastfeeding, increase public awareness of the health risks associated with not breastfeeding, and promote behavioral change that results in increased rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration.
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  2. Promote public policies that support breastfeeding and encourage active support for breastfeeding among key community leaders.
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  3. Contribute to a supportive and accepting social environment with respect to breastfeeding.
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  4. Educate health care providers about health care risks associated with not breastfeeding and how they can better support those mothers who choose to breastfeed their babies.
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  5. Model policies and practices that promote and support breastfeeding in all sectors of the health care system.
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  6. Increase services and support to families who are breastfeeding.
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  7. Advocate for public and private insurance coverage for breastfeeding support services and equipment.
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  8. Increase public understanding that breastfeeding is the normal course for nourishing children and that efforts to undermine breastfeeding are serious threats to the health of children and women.
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  9. Advocate, promote and educate for Healthy People 2010/2020 breastfeeding goals.
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  10. Support the establishment of model policies in work sites and childcare facilities that foster a positive environment for breastfeeding.
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  11. Increase acceptance and support for breastfeeding in schools and work sites.
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  12. Encourage key agency leaders and others who influence these individuals or groups to take action and develop concrete policies in support of breastfeeding.

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