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Breastfeeding
Task Force of Greater Los Angeles
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The mission of the
Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles is to improve infant and
family health by making breastfeeding the cultural norm, to create a
supportive public environment, and to improve rates of initiation and
duration of breastfeeding in Los Angeles County, California by addressing
needs within four sectors: government, health care, community, and the
media.
The Task Force strives
to achieve its goals in a variety of areas:
1. Government
- To inspire
governments to protect the rights and to meet the breastfeeding needs
of families,
- To integrate
breastfeeding into the health care debate as a way to reduce health
care costs.
2. Health Care
- To advance a
"breastfeeding friendly" model of health care delivery in
prenatal, in-hospital, and pediatric care,
- To promote
breastfeeding awareness and education for health care providers and
administrators,
3. Workplaces
- To educate employers
about the benefits of supporting breastfeeding in the workplace,
4. Community
- To encourage the
embracing of breastfeeding as a way of promoting family values,
- To inform the public
about the existence of mother-to-mother breastfeeding support
networks,
5. Media
- To increase the
incidence of positive breastfeeding messages in the media and
commercial sector.
Contact information:
Address:
Breastfeeding Task Force of LA
12781 Schabarum Avenue
Irwindale, California 91706
Telephone: (626)
856-6650
Email: info@breastfeedingtaskforla.org
Web: http://www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org
Related
information:
- Additional regional
breastfeeding coalitions throughout California
In 1997 the
California Department of Health Services published "Breastfeeding:
Investing in California's Future" to support and guide
breastfeeding efforts in the state. In response to the state's
call to action, numerous regional and community-level coalitions formed
to promote and support breastfeeding. For a comprehensive view of
coalition activity throughout the state of California, visit: http://www.breastfeeding.org/bfcoalitions.htm
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