Including: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.
Jan Porter
UCDMC
Department of Pediatrics
2516 Stockton Blvd., Ticon II
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 734-6486
Fax: (916) 734-4098
Email: jan.porter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
or
Jeannette Newman-Velez, RD, MPH, IBCLC
Community Resource Project WIC
915 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 326-5835
Fax: (916) 326-5839
Email: jnewmanvelez@cresource.org
or
Robin Vieira Keidel, IBCLC, BS
Community Resource Project WIC
915 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 326-5835
Fax: (916) 326-5839
Email: rbnvieira@aol.com
or
Monica Perez, RD
Community Resource Project WIC
915 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 326-5870
Fax: (916) 331-5678
Email: mperez@cresource.org
Local WIC agencies, local DHHS, area hospitals, area HMO's, local EDS Medical regional rep; UC Davis Lactation Studies, Medela Inc., Hollister/Ameda Egnell, Sacramento Food Bank Mother/Baby Program, ALTA Lactation Consultants, local La Leche League leaders, other area health care professionals and community based organizations.
- Established in March 1998
- Meets monthly or bimonthly
- Mission Statement: As a group of regional representatives, businesses, mothers, lactation consultants and other health care providers, to improve infant, family and community health by making breastfeeding the societal norm as we promote support, and protect breastfeeding in all areas of life.
- Guiding Principles of Work:
- Advocate for Workplace Breastfeeding support
- Promote Hospital-based lactation Services
- Promote Interdisciplinary communication and Education
- Enhance Community Access and Referral to Services
- Educate for Policy Changes
- Develop & update a Professional Resource handbook
- Disseminate information on, and support legislation that promotes breastfeeding
- Facilitate implementation of the National BEST START campaign locally
- Will conduct a community needs assessment
- Developing a website with links to other reputable breastfeeding data resources
- Sponsor conference(s) for area health care professionals every 18 months