Your continued support is needed! Become a Member.

If you are interested in becoming a member or renewing your membership for 2007, please visit our website at www.breastfeeding.org or contact our office for more information at 1-800-371-MILK or email sdcbc@breastfeeding.org.

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. We work with many community partners in many ways, to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, thereby improving the health of our community.

What are the benefits of being a San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition Member?
As a full 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,
  • 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.
  • Receive free CME credits for Coalition meeting education programs

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
    Membership
    Professional Outreach
    Research and Evaluation
  • Attending Coalition meetings and providing your expertise and experience.

Interested in what we do?
Attend one of our meetings! General Coalition Meetings are held from 6-8 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each odd-numbered month at various hospitals around the county to encourage additional participation. Please call 858-939-4175 or visit our website for locations and directions (www.breastfeeding.org).

(See Community Spotlight for 2006 Award)
The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition is pleased to announce that it will be presenting a 2007 Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Award in concert with other California counties in August 2007. This annual award is presented in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) to one or more businesses that demonstrate significant commitment to supporting their own breastfeeding employees. Past recipients include: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC (2006), Sharp Grossmont Hospital (2005) Solar Turbines (2004), UCSD Healthcare (2003), Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton (2002), The City of Escondido, Kyocera, The San Diego Spirit (2001), 		Aetna US Healthcare (2000), Qualcomm, People's Organic Foods Market (1999), SeaWorld (1998), Naval Medical Center San Diego (1997), and Hewlett-Packard (1996).
If your company is contributing to the health of San Diego County by providing employees with time and facilities to express milk at work, we would like to acknowledge your accomplishments. Please complete our on-line application at www.breastfeeding.org by June 1, 2007 to nominate your employer for the Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Award. We will gladly provide a mail-in application at your request. For further information, please contact SDCBC Board Member, Eyla Boies MD at eboies@ucsd.edu.
Resource Guides
The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition has ample supplies of its free 2006-7 Breastfeeding Resource Guide in both English and Spanish for distribution at your health care facility or other site. For a supply of Resource Guides, please call 858-939-4175 or contact the Coalition through the SDCBC website. The Resource Guides are also available for download on our website at www.breastfeeding.org.

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