Supporting Breastfeeding as a Strategy for Improving Children’s Nutrition and Healthy Development GIH Maternal and Child Health Audioconference Series

Supporting Breastfeeding as a Strategy for Improving Children’s Nutrition and Healthy Development
GIH Maternal and Child Health Audioconference Series
 
When: Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 1 p.m. MST (3:00 p.m. EST)
 
Who: Gerald Calnen, MD, President, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and Gail Christopher, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

What: The debate is over! Breastfeeding improves the health of mothers and their children. This was one of the opening lines at the first Annual Summit on Breastfeeding in Washington, DC, in June 2009. Not only is breastfeeding free, available everywhere, and used in all cultures, current scientific evidence demonstrates the immediate and lifelong health benefits for children that are derived from the practice.

Details: How can we inform and assist communities in taking advantage of this important, well-documented resource? Join us on this call as we explore:

• What are the evidence-based benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and children?
• Where are the gaps in breastfeeding rates?
• How can community-based initiatives provide essential opportunities for improving the practice of breastfeeding in the United States?

RSVP: To register for this audioconference, send an e-mail to mchb@gih.org. You will receive the call-in number and link to related resource materials a few days before the call.
 
Please note that audioconferences are open only to GIH Funding Partners. While you should feel free to share this notice within your organization, please do not disseminate it to others.