Kiran Saluja, MPH, RD
Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
12781 Schabarum Avenue
Irwindale, CA 91706
(626) 856-6618 ext.202
Fax (626) 472-6298
Email: ksaluja@earthlink.net or kiran@phfewic.org
or
Sonja Beck, CLE, IBCLC
Antelope Valley Hospital WIC Program
44244 10th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93534
(661) 726-6441
Fax (661) 949-5940
Email: maureen.simanski@avhospital.org
American Red Cross, Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center, City of Long Beach DHHS, Clinic Sierra Vista, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Northeast Valley Health Corporation, North County Health Services, Orange County Health Care Agency, Pasadena Public Health Department, Public Health Foundation, Research & Education Institute, Riverside County Health Services Agency, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, SDSU Foundation, San Ysidro Health Center, Santa Barbara County Health Care Services.
- Established in 1993
- Meets quarterly
- Mission: "Together, we will:
- Strive to expand our ability to improve infant and maternal health within the communities we serve by education and supporting expectant and nursing mothers regarding breastfeeding.
- Informing the public of the superiority of breastfeeding over infant feeding with breast milk substitutes;
- Networking with the greater health community to enhance our effectiveness.
- Advocating for our own needs to better achieve our goals."
- World Breastfeeding Week 1995 Theme: Empowering Women (health fairs and breastfeeding promotional give-a-ways in local shopping malls, media coverage, and proclamation signing by City and County of Los Angeles)
- Written letters re: Support of AB157, and Request for a Proclamation for "World breastfeeding Week" to Kim Belshe and Gail Wilson
- Written several position papers on breastfeeding
- Ongoing support to WIC coordinators
- Sharing materials