Renée Tavares, RD, IBCLC
San Francisco Department of Public Health - WIC Program
30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 575-5745
Fax: (415) 575-5797
Email: Renee.tavares@sfdph.org
or
Therese Doan-Nguyen, PHN, IBCLC
San Francisco City and County
3850 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 487-7588
Fax: (415) 558-8221
Email: Therese.doan-nguyen@sfdph.org
Local Health Department, WIC, CPSP Providers, Medi-Cal Managed Care Providers, Community Groups, Private Industry, Wells Fargo, San Francisco Hospitals and Medical Centers, American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco Unified School District, LaLeche League, Nursing Mothers Council, Homeless Prenatal Program.
- Established January 1998
- To improve the health of the community by promoting breastfeeding as the cultural norm.
- Development of Community Resource Guide.
- Media activities including television, radio, and print publicity and "Media Watch" response to Breastfeeding images in the media.
- Professional audience presentation slide set and script available for purchase.
- Sample workplace policy package developed for distribution through Chambers of Commerce.
- Breastfeeding curriculum (early stages in curriculum development process).