Breastfeeding
The California WIC Program promotes, supports and protects exclusive breastfeeding for approximately the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year.
Newsletter: Breastfeeding Times
Our newsletter with the latest breastfeeding news from California WIC.
Training Toolkit for Hospitals, HMOs & Health Care Providers -SB22
Senate Bill 22 charges the California Department of Public Health with recommending a training to improve breastfeeding rates for facilities within the lowest 25% of exclusive breastfeeding rates. This training, developed by our breastfeeding and education specialists, is now available.
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
On January 20, 2011, Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding which outlines evidence-based steps that all sectors of a community can take to remove obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies. A Call to Action is the highest directive that a US Surgeon General can issue, and breastfeeding supporters nationwide applaud this action.
For Moms...
Here is some information for new moms and moms to be.
For Employers and Employees...
For Health Professionals...
California WIC Program's Mission Statement
Peer Counseling
WebEx Trainings:
Brochures
The following brochures were developed by Kim-Phuc Nguyen, MS, Cara T. Mai, MPH, RD, and the Santa Clara
Valley Breastfeeding Task Force for the Cooperative Extension, University of California Berkeley with illustrations and design by Viet Marketing Group, San Jose, CA with some illustrations adapted from Childbirth Graphics, Ltd.
Posters
Promotional Items
Coalitions and Coordinators
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Training
Policy
Data, Publications, Reports and Surveys
Journals
Websites