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Weekly Wire: Staying Abreast: Federal Budget Update, PUMP PWFA Celebration Blog & more

7/28/2023

 

In this issue:

  • USBC Updates
    • Celebrating the Passage of the PUMP Act & Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
    • Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Update
    • Best Wishes to Miriam
    • Upcoming Events on USBC Events Calendar
  • Special Section on National Breastfeeding Month 
  • International News
    • Insights on the Realities of Working as an IBCLC while Breastfeeding Webinar
  • National News
    • PUMP Technical Amendment Advances in Senate
    • FAA Reauthorization Passed by House
    • Resolution Supporting Bump Day Introduced
    • Mom Economy Resolution Introduced
    • USDA Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report
  • Funding Opportunities
  • News & Views

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Weekly Wire: Staying Abreast: Update from the Board, National Breastfeeding Month, & more

7/21/2023

 

In this issue:

  • USBC Updates
    • Message from the USBC Board Chair
    • Scholarship Opportunity for New USBC Member Organizations
    • Reminder: Join USBC Coalitions Directory to be Featured in 2023 State Breastfeeding Reports
  • Special Section on National Breastfeeding Month 2023
  • National News
    • CHEER Breastfeeding Employer Toolkit Launch
    • PUMP Technical Correction Act Introduced in House and Senate
    • Resource on PUMP Act Protections for Transportation Workers
    • EEOC and DOL Webinar on Advancing Equity for Women in the Workplace
    • Updated Flyer from DOL on Workplace Protections for Nursing Mothers
    • Great Lakes Webinar on Fatherhood Empowerment
  • State & Community News
    • Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Signed Into Law in Maine
  • News & Views

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Weekly Wire: Staying Abreast: NBM Apparel, FY24 Appropriations Update, & more

7/14/2023

 

In this issue:

  • USBC Updates
    • 2023 National Breastfeeding Month T-Shirts Now Available!
    • The USBC Team has Grown!
    • Coalition Letter Calling for Increased Funding for Breastfeeding in Fiscal Year 2024 Delivered to House Appropriations Committee
  • National News
    • Call for Evidence for AHRQ Review on Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children
    • OWH Announces Phase 2 Winners of Breastfeeding Innovation Challenge
    • USDA Resource to Reassure Parents About Common Breastfeeding Concerns
    • SIDS Awareness Month Planning Webinar
    • WIC Participant and Program Characteristics Study Comment Opportunity
    • Office of Workplace Congressional Rights PWFA Webpage
    • DOL Mothers, Famillies and Work Webpage
    • AMCHP State Title V Profiles
    • Issue Brief on Medicaid Expansion and Reproductive Health
  • Funding Opportunities
  • News & Views
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