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8th Annual International Meeting of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine & 3rd Annual Health Team Members Meeting- Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago, IL, October 16-20, 2003.
"Physicians & Breastfeeding: Controversy, Challenge & Change." For information, visit www.bfmed.org or contact the ABM office: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 191 Clarksville Rd, Princeton Junction, NJ, 08550, USA; Tel (toll free) (877) 836-9947; International (609) 799-6327; FAX (609) 799-7032; email: gfoster@cmasolutions.com. Program Chair: Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC; wightsd@aol.com.
6th Annual Breastfeeding Conference of the Breastfeeding Coalition of San Joaquin - Radisson Hotel, Stockton, CA, October 24, 2003.
"Creating a Baby-Friendly Society: Breastfeeding Matters." Featured speakers: Caroline Chantry, MD, FAAP, FABM, Anne Merewood, MA, IBCLC, and Kiran Saluja, RD, MPH, IBCLC. For more information, visit www.breastfeedingcoalition.org.
Sonoma County's First Annual Breastfeeding Conference - Vineyard Creek Conference Center, Santa Rosa, CA, October 25, 2003.
"Tipping the Scales Toward Breastfeeding Success: A Day with Molly Pessl and Susan Aldana." For more information or registration form, contact: Margaret Bregger, RD, (707) 521-4578 or email: mbregger@crihb.his.gov; or Rebecca Munger, PSC, (707) 565-4554 or email: rmunger@sonoma-county.org.
American Dietetic Association Annual Conference - Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, October 25-28, 2003.
For more information, visit www.eatright.org/fnce.
American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition - Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, November 15-19, 2003.
"Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health." For more information, visit www.apha.org/meetings.
Breastfeeding Promotion and Support: Interactive, Hands-on Workshop for First Responders to Overcome the Barriers to Breastfeeding - Fall 2003.
One-day seminar repeating in 2 locations: St Mary's Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, and Citrus Valley Medical Center. Visit www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org for dates.
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Cindy C. Fessier, RN, Perinatal Services Coordinator, County of San Diego
The County of San Diego has hosted a Breastfeeding Promotion Effort to celebrate World Breastfeeding Month. The Nutrition Program and Children Youth and Families Department at the Health and Human Services Agency developed 6 display boards for Breastfeeding Promotion. The 6 boards were disseminated to a Health Promotion Specialist at each of the Regional Centers: North Coastal, North Inland, North Central, Central, East and South County. These boards are being featured in the lobbies now and have been paired with important informational handouts on Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding Resources. The State's guidelines were followed to select the appropriate wording for the messages and the boards are portable and versatile enough to be used in many different settings for years to come.
At the North County Regional Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program Meeting on July 30, 2003, we were thrilled to have Breastfeeding Coalition Member Eve Moeran, RN, IBCLC, as our presenter. The topic was "Helping Moms to be Successful in Difficult Breastfeeding Situations". She is a fabulous speaker and the participants (50) received a Breastfeeding Triage Tool to take back to their offices as a resource to better help mothers succeed in breastfeeding.
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