Your continued support is needed!
If you are interested in becoming a member or renewing your membership for 2004, please visit our website at www.breastfeeding.org or contact our office for more information at (858) 966-5981 or email sdcbc@breastfeeding.org. If you would like to be listed as a lactation provider in the 2004 Resource Guide, join as a Sponsor* member now!

Become a member today!

What is the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition?
The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition is a non-profit association whose mission is to promote and support breastfeeding through education and outreach in our community.

What are the benefits of being a San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition Member?
As a member of the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition you will:

  • Network with a growing body of people dedicated to the promotion and support of breastfeeding,
  • Have access to lactation professionals and the most up-to-date breastfeeding resources,
  • Receive a free supply of Breastfeeding Resource Guides in English and Spanish,
  • Receive a discount for Coalition sponsored education programs,
  • Receive a free copy of "Selling Out Mothers and Babies: Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in the USA" by Marsha Walker, if you are one of the first fifty to join,
  • Have a home page or link, as appropriate, on the SDCBC's website: www.breastfeeding.org,
  • Be listed, with a Sponsor* membership, as appropriate, in the "Breastfeeding Resource Guide" without a fee.

You can show your support of the San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition by:

  • Making a monetary contribution to support coalition activities.
  • Donating your time by serving on a committee:
    Advocacy/Political Action
    Community Outreach
    Fundraising
    Grant Research
    Membership
    Professional Outreach
    Research and Evaluation
    Volunteer Coordination
  • Attending Coalition meetings and providing your expertise and experience.


Interested in what we do? Attend one of our meetings!
General Coalition Meetings are held the second Thursday of each odd month at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women, 3003 Health Center Drive, San Diego, in the Grace Benbough Room, located on the 2nd floor, 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Please call (858) 541-4185 or visit our website for directions. The final meeting of 2003 is November 2003. 2004 dates are: January 8, March 11, May 13, July 8, September 9, November 11, 2004.


Volunteer Opportunities: If you want to join a motivated group and are interested in joining an active committee, the SDCBC needs you!
Please contact the SDCBC office at (858) 966-5981 or email sdcbc@breastfeeding.org for more info.


The Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) is a non-profit health clinic in northern San Diego County providing health care to American Indians and Native Alaskans. There are two clinic facilities, Rincon Indian Reservation clinic and the Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation clinic.
IHC is committed to improving the health and well being of American Indians and Native Alaskans in a confidential and culturally sensitive setting within all of the departments: Diabetes, Community Health Services (CHS), Human Services, Dental and Medical.
The Indian Health Council recently received a Breastfeeding Friendly Work Place honorable mention from the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition. A Breastfeeding Room, located
near a woman's restroom within the CHS department, is available to all IHC employees and clients. The Breastfeeding Room is equipped with a chair, footstool, blanket, small radio-clock, table, mini-refrigerator, bottlebrushes, mood lighting and educational materials related to breastfeeding.
Currently, IHC employs one Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) and one Certified Lactation Educator (CLE). In addition to the Breastfeeding Room, IHC is working diligently on an electric breast pump program and breastfeeding policies for prenatal clients and employees. IHC is striving to make breastfeeding a way of life, both at the health clinic and on the reservation.

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