Bruce Smith, MD, MPH
San Bernardino County Public Health
799 East Rialto Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 94215
(909) 383-3057
Fax: (909) 386-8181
Email: Bsmith@ph.co.san-bernardino.ca.us
or
Carol Melcher, RNC, MPH, CLE
Loma Linda University Medical Center
PO Box 2000
11234 Anderson Street, Mountain View Plaza, Suite 185
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-4359 ext. 2
Fax: (909) 558-0167
Email: cmelcher@ahs.llumc.edu
Maternal Children Health (MCH), WIC, County Medical Center, San Bernardino Community Hospital, Loma Linda Medical Center, Kaiser, Redlands Community Hospital, March of Dimes, Regional Perinatal Program of California for Inland Counties.
- Established in 1994 - meets monthly
- Has three subcommittees (Hospital Policy, Professional Education, and Peer Support Group)
- 1997 Objectives:
- Have 2 UNICEF-certified Baby Friendly hospitals in SB County
- Establish a referral list of physicians interested in seeing breastfeeding patients, with their qualifications
- Establish a warm line telephone service for breastfeeding questions.
- Information exchange
- World Breastfeeding Week promotion activities
- Breastfeeding proclamation
- Written articles & editorials in the local newspaper on businesses that support breastfeeding
- Collaboration with Loma Linda Medical Center on several studies (duration, physician attitudes and practices, focus groups on recent Hispanic immigrant women.