Breastfeeding Policy Resources
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Breastfeeding Continuum of Care:
Hospitals
Baby Friendly USA
http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/
California Model Hospital
Breastfeeding Policies
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/breastfeeding/Documents
/MO-05ModelHospitalPolicyRecommend.pdf
Model Hospital Policy On-Line Toolkit
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/healthyliving/childfamily/
Pages/MainPageofBreastfeedingToolkit.aspx
California Hospital Breastfeeding Data
California Hospital Breastfeeding
Report, State and County Fact Sheet
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Pages/BreastfeedingS
tatistics.aspx
http://calwic.org/focus-areas/breastfeeding/hospital-rates-areports
The Joint Commission Perinatal Core
Measures
http://www.jointcommission.org/perinatal_care/
Implementing the Perinatal Core
Measures
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/HealthCare/HospitalMaternit
yCenterPractices/ToolkitImplementingTJCCoreMeasure/tabid/
184/Default.aspx
The Joint Commission:
Speak Up: What You Need to Know
About Breastfeeding
http://www.jointcommission.org/speakup_breastfeeding/
CDC Vital Signs:
Hospital Support for Breastfeeding
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/BreastFeeding/
State Law:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001Hospital Training: SB 22 (2007-Migden)
0050/sb_22_bill_20070306_amended_sen_v98.html
State Law: Hospital Infant Feeding Act:
SB 502 (2011-Pavley/deLeon)
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_
id=201120120SB502&search_keywords=
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Breastfeeding Policy Resources
Prenatal and Postpartum Support:
Lactation Support Reimbursement and Affordable Care Act
Ramping Up for Reform: Quality
Breastfeeding Support in Preventive
Care (May 2012)
http://www.calwic.org/storage/documents/bf/2012/Ramping
_Up_for_Reform-WIC_Breastfeeding_Toolkit.pdf
Lactation and Nutrition Counseling
Under Health Care Reform (May 2012)
http://calwic.org/storage/documents/reports/CWALactation_and_Nutrition_Counseling_Under_Health_Reform_
May_2012.pdf
Resources for Lactation and Health
Care Reform
http://calwic.org/focus-areas/breastfeeding/health-carereform
Reimbursement for Lactation Services
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/healthyliving/childfamily/
Pages/ReimbursementforLactationSupportServices.aspx
Worksite Lactation Issues
State Legislation 2012
Breastfeeding Discrimination
AB 2386 Allen/B. Lowenthal/Evans
State Law: Worksite Lactation
Accommodation (2002)Frommer
Federal Law: Hourly Wage Workers
(Affordable Care Act)
Breastfeeding in the Low-Wage
Worksite
Business Case for Breastfeeding
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id
=201120120AB2386&search_keywords=
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgibin/displaycode?section=lab&group=01001-02000&file=10301033
http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/
http://www.calwic.org/storage/documents/wellness/bf_works
ite.pdf
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/government-inaction/business-case-for-breastfeeding/
Child Care
Caring for Our Children:
National Health and Safety
Performance Standards, Guidelines for
Early Care and Education Programs
(2011)
http://nrckids.org/CFOC3/
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Breastfeeding Policy Resources
California Policy Reports, Data and Briefs
California Obesity Prevention Plan
California Obesity Prevention Plan: A
Vision for Tomorrow, Strategic Actions
for Today
Breastfeeding Investing in California’s
Future
Maternal and Infant Health
Assessment (MIHA)
California WIC Association
Breastfeeding Briefs
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/COPP/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/COPP/Documents/COPPObesityPreventionPlan-2010.pdf.pdf
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/breastfeeding/Documents
/MO-BreastfeedingFullDocument.pdf
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/surveys/Pages/MaternalandInfa
ntHealthAssessment(MIHA)survey.aspx
http://www.calwic.org/focus-areas/breastfeeding/policyresources
WIC Works: Higher Breastfeeding
Rates Can Reduce Obesity
http://www.calwic.org/storage/WIC_WORKS_Breastfeeding_C
an_Reduce_Obesity.pdf
WIC Works: Policy Changes Raise
Breastfeeding Rates
http://www.calwic.org/storage/WIC_WORKS_Policy_Changes_
Raise_Breastfeeding_Rates.pdf
Talking About Breastfeeding: Why the
Health Argument Isn’t Enough
http://www.calwic.org/storage/documents/reports/BMSG_Issue
_18.pdf
State Organizations
California Breastfeeding Coalition
California WIC Association
California Department of Public
Health: WIC Program
California Department of Public
Health: Maternal Child and Adolescent
Health
www.californiabreastfeeding.org
www.calwic.org
www.wicworks.ca.gov
www.cdph.ca.gov/mcah/breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding Policy Resources
Federal Policy Reports, Data, and Briefs
Affordable Care Act (March 2010)
www.healthcare.gov
Clinical Preventive Services for Women http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Clinical-Preventive(2011)
Services-for-Women-Closing-the-Gaps.aspx
Let’s Move Campaign
White House Task Force on Childhood
Obesity Report to the President (May
2010)
Surgeon General’s Call to Action to
Support Breastfeeding (2011)
National Prevention Strategy (June
2011)
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
Policies (2011)
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention
www.letsmove.gov
http://www.letsmove.gov/sites/letsmove.gov/files/TaskForce_
on_Childhood_Obesity_May2010_FullReport.pdf
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/breastfeeding/in
dex.html
http://www.healthcare.gov/prevention/nphpphc/strategy/rep
ort.pdf
http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Early-Childhood-ObesityPrevention-Policies.aspx
www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding
National and International Organizations
United States Breastfeeding
Committee
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
World Alliance for Breastfeeding
Action
Baby Milk Action
La Leche League International
International Lactation Consultant
Association
International Lactation Consultant
Association Examiners
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/
http://www.bfmed.org/
http://waba.org.my/
http://info.babymilkaction.org/
http://www.llli.org/
http://www.ilca.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
http://www.ilca.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3281
Karen Farley, California WIC Association, kfarley@calwic.org
Robbie Gonzalez-Dow, California Breastfeeding Coalition, robbie@californiabreastfeeding.org
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