Cindy Gaffney, PHN
Divide Wellness Center
P.O. Box 1807
Georgetown, CA 95634
(530) 333-1917 ext.241
Email: cgaffney@co.el-dorado.ca.us
or
Valerie Finnigan, PHN, MSN
El Dorado Public Health Department
1360 Johnson Blvd., Suite 103
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 576-3177
Fax: (530) 543-6819
Email: vfinnigan@co.el-dorado.ca.us
or
Wendy McCoy, IBCLC
6811 Bertie Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 621-2581
Fax: (530) 621-2526
Email: sozo@cwnet.com
WIC, County Office of Ed Nutritionist, Public Health Department, Family Resource Center, Breastfeeding Mom, La Leche League, Registered Dietitian, Certified Lactation Consultant, Marshall Hospital.
- Established in 1994.
- Mission: To promote, protect and support breastfeeding as the healthy way to feed infants for the first year of life.
- Goals:
- Improve breastfeeding rates and duration
- Establish 10 express stations to support the breastfeeding women returning to work
- Provide current, accurate breastfeeding information to providers and health professionals in order to promote a unified message that strengthens breastfeeding skills
- Establish a warm line phone service for breastfeeding moms
- Promote World Breastfeeding Week
- Newspaper articles
- Distribution of tote bags containing breastfeeding information and materials
- BOS proclamation supporting breastfeeding
- Quarterly newsletters to physicians
- Annual training to hospital staff
- Annual distribution of updated resources for breastfeeding support services