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Breastfeeding and Healthy Living: Website Links

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Professional Associations and Resources/  US Government Sites
Promotional Organizations/ Coalitions and Programs
Journals/ California Department of Public Health
California Department of Health Care Services/ Other California Sites 

Professional Associations and Resources

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Breastfeeding Initiatives
  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
  • American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
  • American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG)
  • American Dietetic Association (ADA)
  • American Nurses Association (ANA)
  • American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
  • California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC)
  • Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
  • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
  • International Childbirth Education Association, Inc. (ICEA)
  • International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Inc.(NAPNAP)
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    US Government Sites

  • Breastfeeding in Women’s Health USA 2003
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Breastfeeding Home
  • Federal Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Bureau
  • USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Institute of Medicine
  • National Center for Health Statistics
  • National Immunization Survey
  • Office on Women’s Health
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture-WIC
  • United States National Library of Medicine
  • HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding (PDF)Opens a new browser window.
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    Promotional Organizations

  • National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition
  • UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
  • Key Breastfeeding messages
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  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • International Code of Marketing Breast Milk Substitutes (PDF)Opens a new browser window.

    • Coalitions and Programs

  • Baby Friendly Hospital, USA
  • Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles
  • California Breastfeeding Coalition
  • Center for Breastfeeding
  • Infant Feeding in Emergencies
  • International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
  • La Leche League International
  • San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition
  • United States Breastfeeding Committee
  • Wellstart International

    • Journals

  • Breastfeeding Medicine or subscribe via the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
  • Journal Of Human Lactation or subscribe via the International Lactation Consultant Association
  • International Breastfeeding Journal (free)
  • Pediatrics
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    California Department of Public Health

  • Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Branch
  • Office of Family Planning
  • Office of Women's Health
  • Office of Multicultural Health
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    Department of Health Care Services (California)

  • BabyCal
  • Children's Medical Services Branch
  • Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)
  • Medi-Cal
  • Medi-Cal Managed Care DivisionMedi-Cal Benefits
  • Medi-Cal Policy
  • Medical Care Payment Systems
  • Primary and Rural Health Care Systems Branch
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    Other California Sites

  • Cal-Learn Program
  • Child Care Food Program
  • Department of Social Services
  • Universities of California 
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