In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • Update and Action Alert on the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
  • Joint Letter on the Access to Donor Milk Act Delivered to House Leadership
  • Support USBC in Your Year-End Giving
  • Reminder: Weekly Wire Hiatus & USBC Office Closures
• National News
  • Continuing Resolution Passed to Prevent Government Shutdown
  • Interactive Map of State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
  • ATNI Spotlight on Lobbying 2022
  • Proposed Rule on Medicaid & Medicare Programs
• State & Community News
  • Workplace Protections for Breastfeeding Workers in New York Signed Into Law 
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • Blog on WIC Food Package Proposal and Public Comment Opportunity
  • Webinar on Policy Solutions and Strategies 
  • New USBC Member: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Lactation Collaborative of California
  • Deadline Approaching: Access to Donor Milk Act Sign-On Letter 
  • This is Our Why Line of USBC Products Available For a Limited Time
  • Weekly Wire Hiatus & USBC Office Closure in December
• International News
  • Global Breastfeeding Scorecard 2022 Released
• National News
  • Webinar on Continuity of Care
  • CDC Media Materials Celebrating Breastfeeding
  • Action Tool Urging Support for the Black Maternal Health Momnibus
  • Webinar on Cultural Transformation of Maternal Health Programs and Models
  • Pregnant Women in Custody Act Passes House
• State & Community News
  • California Medicaid Program Coverage of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk
• News & Views

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In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • This is Our Why Line of USBC Products Available Now
  • Introducing the 2022-2023 USBC Board of Directors
  • New USBC Members: San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition and Nourish & Thrive
• National News
  • USDA Proposes Updates to WIC Food Packages
  • Access to Donor Milk Act Organizational Sign On Letter Launches
  • Insurance Payer Policy Guidance Released: Innovative Approaches to Coverage Of Breastfeeding Support, Equipment, and Supplies
  • NACCHO Consultant Funding Opportunity on Infant & Toddler Nutrition Materials
  • Prominent Celebrities Write Joint Letter Supporting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  • Great Lakes Webinar on Lactation Counseling through an Equity Lens
  • Report Evaluating Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process
  • Nominations Open for Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality
  • Racial Healing Action Kits
  • Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act Committee Report
  • CDC PRAMS Information Collection Request
  • Webinar on Federal Agencies Enforcing Labor Protections
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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