Action 20. Improve national leadership on the promotion and support of breastfeeding
Table of Contents
denotes a USBC member organization listing
Implementation Strategies
- Create a federal interagency work group on breastfeeding
- Increase the capacity of the United States Breastfeeding Committee and affiliated state coalitions to support breastfeeding
USBC Resources
- Key Website Features: News Room, Advocacy HQ, and Coalitions Directory
- Learning Community: Coalitions Learning Connection
- Webinar & Conference Archives: Public Health
- Webinar & Conference Archives: Coalition Building
- Webinar & Conference Archives: Emergencies
- Webinar & Conference Archives: Racial Equity
- Webinar & Conference Archives: Media Advocacy
- Webinar & Conference Archives: Legislative & Policy Advocacy
- Publication: Achieving Exclusive Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings and Recommendations
- Position Statement: Obesity Prevention
- Position Statement: Infant/Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
National Activities
American Academy of Pediatrics
Phone: 800-433-9016
Email: lactation@aap.org
Website: http://www.aap.org
Action Activities: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) continues to support the unequivocal evidence that breastfeeding protects against a variety of diseases and conditions in infants. The AAP policy, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk, is one of the most accessed policies available from the AAP because of its importance for the health of families here in the US and throughout the world.
Supporting Link: https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Breastfeeding/Pages/default.asp
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Phone: 202-638-5577
Email: clinical@acog.org
Website: http://www.acog.org
Action Activities: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists strongly supports breastfeeding and calls upon its Fellows, and other health professionals caring for their infants, hospitals, and employers to support women in choosing the breastfeed their infants. ACOG has also endorsed the Ten Hospital Practices to Encourage and Support Breastfeeding.
Supporting Link: https://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/ACOG-Departments/Breastfeeding
American Public Health Association
Phone: 202-777-2742
Email: info@apha.org
Website: http://www.apha.org
Action Activities: We support aspiring leaders through conferences and networking opportunities. These activities though are not specific to breastfeeding.
Supporting Link:
Association of State Public Health Nutritionists
Phone: 814-255-2829
Email: asphn@asphn.org
Website: http://www.asphn.org
Action Activities: An ASPHN consultant sits on Breastfeeding Public Health Partners, a national group of professional organizations. One of the ASPHN member representatives to USBC sits on the expert panel of the World Breastfeeding Trend Institute, which assesses US policies and practices. An ASPHN member with expertise on maternal and infant nutrition sits on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which will include guidance for pregnant women and infants 0-2.
Supporting Link: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/; http://worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Phone: 202-261-2400
Email: kwade@awhonn.org
Website: http://www.awhonn.org
Action Activities: Since 1999, AWHONN has had a formal position statement in support of breastfeeding. The latest iteration of the “Breastfeeding” position statement was published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN) in 2015 and is available on the AWHONN website at no cost.
Supporting Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/1552-6909.12530/
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association
Phone: 800-313-6141
Email: info@bmbfa.org
Website: http://www.bmbfa.org
Action Activities: Hosted a national mama summit. During this summit we had speakers and women talk about breastfeeding and the struggles that they have to endure. City leaders were there to listen and some spoke from their experience
Supporting Link: http://www.bmbfa.org
Center for Health Equity, Education and Research
Phone: 617 414 6466
Email: anne.merewood@bmc.org
Website: https://www.cheerequity.org/
Action Activities: CHEER is one of the largest centers for breastfeeding-related research in the US, and considers itself to be a national leader in the field.
Supporting Link: http://www.cheerequity.org
DHHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Phone: 800-232-4636
Email: info@cdc.gov
Website: http://www.cdc.gov
Action Activities: CDC co-leads the Federal Interagency Breastfeeding Work Group, with a goal of coordinating breastfeeding promotion, protection, and support efforts from the federal level. CDC is the recipient of ACA-PPHF funds from Congress, with specific mandates to implement interventions that will help increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity - primarily through hospitals.
Supporting Link:
International Childbirth Education Association
Phone: 919-863-9487
Email: info@icea.org
Website: http://www.icea.org
Action Activities: ICEA provides breastfeeding information on the web site for resources for both parents and profession as well as a regularly updated facebook page and blog with current, evidence-based information
Supporting Link: http://icea.org
La Leche League International
Phone: 919-459-2167
Email: info@llli.org
Website: http://www.llli.org
Action Activities: LLL is one of only a few national organizations whose sole purpose is the promotion and support of breastfeeding.
Supporting Link: http://www.llli.org
La Leche League USA
Phone: 877-452-5324
Email: Council@lllusa.org
Website: https://www.lllusa.org/
Action Activities: LLL is one of only a few national organizations whose sole purpose is the promotion and support of breastfeeding.
Supporting Link: http:// http://www.lllusa.org/about-us/
National Perinatal Association
Phone: 888-971-3295
Email: info@nationalperinatal.org
Website: http://www.nationalperinatal.org
Action Activities: NPA connects the state perinatal association to national platform.
Supporting Link:
State/Community Activities
Adelante, The Latino Network for Health and Education
Phone: 720-258-5492
Email: perices@jeffco.us
Website: http://www.adelantejeffco.org/alimentacion/
Action Activities: - Consejeras de Lactancia elevates and support local leadership of Latinx, Spanish- speaking individuals so they can be part and lead national initiatives promoting and supporting breastfeeding.
Supporting Link:
Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition
Phone: 203-699-MILK
Email: info@breastfeedingct.org
Website: http://www.breastfeedingct.org
Florida Breastfeeding Coalition
Phone: 407-803-2024
Email: Flbreastfeedingcoalition@gmail.com
Website: http://www.flbreastfeeding.org
Action Activities: Work with USBC and CDC and promote their efforts to promote and support breastfeeding.
Supporting Link: http://flbreastfeeding.org/advocacy.htm
Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition
Phone: 651-645-8516
Email: mnbreastfeedingcoalition@gmail.com
Website: http://mnbreastfeedingcoalition.org
Action Activities: Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition representatives attend biannual USBC Breastfeeding Coalitions Conference and guides implementation of initiatives presented at the conference in Minnesota.
Supporting Link:
New Hampshire Breastfeeding Task Force
Phone: 603-393-5207
Email: nhbreastfeeding@gmail.com
Website: http://www.nhbreastfeedingtaskforce.org
Action Activities: NH Breastfeeding Task Force is an active member of the USBC and is working to strengthen its capacity and impact for promoting and support breastfeeding at the State and National level.
Supporting Link: http://nhbreastfeedingtaskforce.org/index.php
