In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • USBC Conference Registration is Open!
  • USBC Membership Meeting Brings Together Organizations from Across the Nation
  • USBC Comments on FEMA Disaster Guide
  • FY24 Appropriations Requests 
  • Last Chance: Join USBC Membership to Enter Raffle for Free Conference Registration
  • "Support is Our Love Language" Apparel Still Available!
  • USBC Supports...
• International News
  • Revision of Codex Standard for Follow-Up Formula
  • UN Nutrition Guidance Report
• National News
  • USBC/NACCHO Webinar on Breastfeeding Champions as Community Changemakers
  • Supporting Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding While Travelling Resource
  • Maternal Health Tribal Learning Community Series
  • NASEM Webinar on Research with Pregnant and Lactating Persons
  • National Public Health Week 2023 Coming Up
• State & Community News
  • Lactation Supplies Coverage and Tax Exemption Bills in Kentucky 
  • BreastfeedLA Advocacy Toolkit Now Available in Spanish
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • Upcoming Events in March & Call for Event Submissions 
  • USBC is Hiring! Data Management Specialist Job Opening
  • Deadline Extention: Join USBC Membership For a Chance to Win a Free Conference Registration
  • Take Action to Urge Congress to Prioritize Babies and Families
• Special Section on Paid Family & Medical Leave
• National News
  • 2023 State of WIC Report
  • CDC Early Care and Education Resources
  • Webinar on Upcoming MCH Funding Opportunities
  • President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Released
  • PUMP Act Webinar for Advocates and Employers
  • Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act Introduced
  • 2023 Black Maternal Health Week Social Media Toolkit
  • Public Comment Opportunity on FEMA Post-Disaster Guide
• State & Community News
  • Conversation on Black Maternal Health in Kansas
  • San Diego Breastfeeding Resource Guide
  • Amendment Proposal for California Infant Formula Stockpile Bill
  • In-Hospital Breastfeeding Initiation Data in California
  • Connecticut Bill Introduced to Authorize Licensure for IBCLCs
  • Arkansas Bills Introduced to Expand Breastfeeding Support and Education in Schools
  • Nebraska Bills Introduced to Expand Access to Donor Milk
  • Washington Bill Introduced to Create Lactation Consultant Certification  
• Funding Opportunities
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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