Regional Breastfeeding Coalitions
A-Z County Listings
MO-08-0006 BFP
Alameda - Alameda County BF Coalition
Region- Bay/Mountain
Contact Person
Lyn Diana, RD, MA, Alameda County MCAH
1000 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 208-5968 / (510) 267-3270 FAX
Lyn.Diana@acgov.org
Pam Brett, Alameda County MCAH
Phone: (510) 208-5982 / (510) 267-3270 FAX
Pamelia.Brett@acgov.org
Members
Lactation consultants, nurses, La Leche League Leaders, PH nutritionist, health educators, physicians, and midwives.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1996 - Meets 6 times/year.
Mission:
- Make BF the preferred method of infant feeding
- Peer support, follow-up and education to for success
- Promote BF friendly communities, environments and awareness
Examples of Activities
- Support "Baby Friendly Hospitals
- Increase BF images in the community
- Educate health care providers
Region- Sacramento
Region- Sacramento
Contact Person
Wendy Sober, IBCLC, HRC Child Care Resource
P.O. Box 919
San Andres, CA 95249
Phone (209) 754-1205
wendy@hrcccr.org
Butte – Lactation Advocates of Northern CA (covers Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Plumas and Nevada Counties)
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Monica Soderstrom, RN, PHN, IBCLC, Butte County Public Health
695 Oleander Ave.
Chico, CA 95926
(530) 891-2869 / (530) 879-3309 FAX
msoderstrom@buttecounty.net
Lorna Humphreys, IBCLC, Butte County WIC
1311 Mangrove Suite E
Chico, CA 95926
(530) 891-2768 / (530) 895-6544 FAX
lhumphreys@buttecounty.net
Members
Lactation consultants, La Leche League leaders, WIC personnel, nurses, physicians, Maternal Child Health Director, and anyone interested in promoting BF.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1998 - Meets monthly
Mission:
- To improve the health and well being of children and families by facilitating cultural support and acceptance of BF as the standard.
Examples of Activities
- Community networking to provide professional education and support
- County Proclamation
- Window displays to increase public awareness of BF
- Lending library
- Mothers support groups
- World BF Week
- Workplace Recognition
Calaveras – Amador/Calaveras Breastfeeding Coalition
Region- Sacramento, See Amador
Region- Bay/Mountain, See Yuba
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Nancy Hill, MS, RD, CLE, Contra Costa Health Services
597 Center Ave., Suite 365
Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 313-6260 / (925) 313-6708 FAX
nhill@hsd.cccounty.us
Lisa Broughton, IBCLC, Contra Costa Public Health WIC Program
2355 Stanwell Circle
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 646-1444 ext. 60388 / (925) 646-5029 FAX
lbroughton@astound.net
Members
WIC, La Leche League, lactation consultants, county hospital personnel, Newborn Connections, and hospitals/pediatric providers.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1994 - Meets Bimonthly
Mission:
- Promote BF in Contra Costa County and support activities that make it a real part of the lives of families.
Examples of Activities
- Awareness and fund raising event
- "March for Mothers' Milk"
- BF referral, education and resource list for health care professionals and providers
- Toll free BF warm-line
- Baby Sling project
- World BF Week Celebration
- Mother-Baby-Friendly Workplace Award
Del Norte – No Coalition
Region- North/Bay
El Dorado – El Dorado County BF Coalition
Region- Sacramento
Contact Person
Cindy Gaffney, PHN, Divide Wellness Center
PO Box 1807
Georgetown, CA 95634
333-1917 ext. 241 / (530) 333-2832 FAX
cgaffney@co.el-dorado.ca.us
Wendy McCoy, IBCLC
6811 Bertie Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 621-2581 / (530) 621-2526 FAX
mcSozo@sbcglobal.net
Members
WIC, County Office of Ed Nutritionist, Public Health Department, Family Resource Center, BF Mom, La Leche League, Registered Dietitian, Certified Lactation Consultant, and Marshall Hospital.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1994
Mission:
- To promote, protect and support BF as the healthy way to feed infants for the first year of life.
Goals:
- Improve rates and duration
- Establish express stations to support working BF women
- Establish a warm line
Examples of Activities
- World BF Week
- Newspaper articles
- Provide accurate educational information and materials, to the community
- Quarterly newsletters to physicians
- Annual training to hospital staff
- Annual updates and distribution of resources for BF support services
Fresno - Babies First Breastfeeding Task Force in Fresno
Region- Central, www.babiesfirstfresno.com
Contact Person
Laurie Misaki, BSN, RN, CLC, Perinatal Services Coordinator, MCAH/Community Health Dept.
P.O. Box 11867
Fresno, CA 93775
1-800-640-0333
(559) 445-3307 / (559) 445-7000 FAX
Lmisaki@co.fresno.ca.us
Julie Casillas, RD, IBCLC
1920 Mariposa Mall, Suite 120
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 263-13 / (559) 263-1152 FAX
wic.rd@fresnoeoc.org
Members
Local Health Department, County WIC Programs, Local Hospitals, Medi-Cal Managed Care Providers, La Leche League, Teen Pregnancy Program, Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, CSU Fresno, CPSP Providers and anyone interested in BF.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established June 1999
Mission:
- We exist to organize local efforts to improve the health of our community by educating, promoting and supporting BF.
Goals:
- Encourage BF friendly policies and procedures in all hospital/birthing centers in Fresno
- Establish county wide BF
- Educate and encourage health care providers to provide all pregnant women BF education at every visit and support post-partum
- Target high risk groups (i.e.-teen, low-income, ethnicity) to break down BF barriers
Examples of Activities
- Resource Guide for Co. Web Site
- Physician and Health Care Professional Training
- Develop prenatal packet for each trimester for physician offices
- World BF Week
- Community awareness education
- Continuing outreach and education in the community through health fairs and events
Glenn – Part of Lactation Advocates of Northern CA
Region- Bay/Mountain
Contact Person
Leslie McDonnell, R.D., IBCLC, Glenn County Health Services
1016 South Street
Orland, CA 95963
(530) 934-2418
lmcdonnell@glenncountyhealth.net
Humboldt – BF Task Force of Humboldt County
Region- North Coast
Contact Person
Jacquie McShane, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Specialist - WIC
730 Harris Street
Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 599-3652 / (707) 441-5616 FAX
jmcshane@co.humboldt.ca.us
Mary E. Scott, RN, Sr. PHN, Perinatal Services Coordinator, DHHS-PHB-MCAH
908 7th Street
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 441-5087
mscott@co.humboldt.ca.us
Star Siegfried, RN, CLC
317 Third Street
Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 822-7743
star@humboldt1.com
Members
La Leche League, Paso a Paso staff, WIC, a lay midwife, CHDP/FNP, United Indian Health, a community member-nursing mom, and representatives from PHN and the hospitals.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1996 - Meets monthly
Mission:
- Our goals are to conduct a survey of breastfeeding moms to see what businesses are breastfeeding friendly then to honor those businesses with a BF designation decal during BF Awareness Week
- We also want to provide training to the providers and all staff (OB, PHN, etc.) who might have an opportunity to encourage breastfeeding
Examples of Activities
- BF Week campaigns
- BF Support Clinic at Mall
- County Proclamation
- Information & Referral Support
- Education of Health Care Providers
Imperial – Imperial County BF
Region- Southern
Contact Person
Pam Kennedy, RN, Perinatal Service Coordinator, Imperial County Public Health Department
935 Broadway
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 482-4457
pamkennedy@imperialcounty.net
Members
Public Health, Private Medical Providers, Lactation Educators & Consultants, Hospital birthing centers, WIC, School based pregnant minors programs, Community members, and moms.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established 1999 - Meets Monthly
Mission:
- As BF advocates, we will increase BF initiation and duration rates by providing accurate BF education support and training to our community.
Examples of Activities
- Resources, outreach and education to community and member
- Bilingual local BF resource guide
- World BF Week promotion activities
- Collaboration with San Diego County BF Coalition span
- Educational presentations to medical and public health communities
Contact Person
Carolyn Balliet, Mono County Health Dept.
P.O. Box 3329
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 924-1830 / (760) 924-1831 FAX
Carballiet@yahoo.com
Members
WIC Inyo and Mono Health Depts, Toiyabe WIC Northern Inyo Hospital, Mammoth Hospital, Local pediatrician and certified nurse midwife.
Kern – Kern County BF Promotion Coalition
Region- Central
Contact Person
Linda Erb, P.H.N. II, Kern County Department of Public Health
1800 Mt Vernon
Bakersfield, CA 93306
(661) 868-0523
erbl@co.kern.ca.us
Members
Lactation Consultants, Nurses, WIC, Health Educators, Physicians/ Pediatricians, Home Health Agencies, Perinatal Services Coordinator, CSUB Nursing Faculty, UC Cooperative Extension Programs, Managed Care Reps, Co. Health Deptartment, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Kern Co., Hospitals, AFLP, Interested individuals and parents.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1997 - Meets monthly
Mission:
- Organize efforts to improve health in the local community by promoting, supporting and protecting BF.
Goals:
- Increasing the number of health care professionals in Kern Co. who include as part of their prenatal care routine, accurate BF information and resources, BF counseling and referrals
Examples of Activities
- Participated in BF Awareness Week/Gold
- Ribbon Campaign
- BF Promotion Ads on local news station
- BF article in local paper during BF
- Awareness Week
- Collection of local BF materials and resources.
Region- Central, http://kingscountybc.homestead.com/kcBFcoalition.html
Contact Person
Gloria Pierson BSN, CLC, Perinatal Service Coordinator, Kings County Dept. of Health
330 Campus Drive
Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 582-3211 ext. 4513 / (559) 584-5672 FAX
Gloria.Pierson@co.kings.ca.us
Members
Lactation consultants, RNs, PHNs, CNMs, MDs, RDs, La Leche League, Adolescent Services Case Managers, WIC staff, Perinatal Services Coordinator, Business owners, BF women, hospital staff, child birth educators, and members of the community.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established August 1998
Mission:
- Promote BF as optimal nutrition in a supportive community environment where women are empowered to choose to breastfeed through consistent, accurate information from health care providers, hospitals, and other community resources.
Examples of Activities
- Promote Baby Friendly Businesses
- Promote Baby Friendly Hospitals
- Encourage the hospitals to apply for the "Birth and Beyond Program"
- Promote lactation education by sponsoring training classes
- Develop a Breastfeeding support resource list for the community
- Participated in BF awareness Week
Lake – No Coalition
Region- North Coast
Region- Bay/Mountain
Region- South Central, www.breatfeedla.org
Contact Person
Karen Peters, MBA, RD, IBCLC, Executive Director
1821A Speyer Lane
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 374-1012 / (213) 596-5776 FAX
kpeters@breastfeedLA.org
Kiran Saluja, MPH, RD, Public Health Foundation Enterprises, inc.
12781 Schabarum Avenue
Irwin dale, CA 91706
(626) 856-6618 ext. 202 / (626) 472-6298 FAX
kiran@phfewic.org
Sandra Apgar Steffes, MSN, RN
1406 Avenida de Cortez
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(310) 374-1012
skaslac@aol.com
Members
Local Health department, Great Beginnings for Black Babies, Kaiser, March of Dimes,
WIC,La Leche League, UCLA, White Memorial Medical Center, Women and Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Lactation Institute, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, LA Care, Health Net, LA County CPSP, and Regional Perinatal Programs of CA.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1994 - Meets quarterly
Mission:
- The BF Task Force of Greater Los Angeles is dedicated to improving the health and well being of infants and families through education, outreach, and advocacy to promote and support BF.
Examples of Activities
- Professional education
- Not for Profit 501-C-3 Corporation, formed 2001
- Collaborations with UCLA, DHSLA Co, WIC programs to do strategic planning to promote and support BF
- BF welcome decals and monthly newsletter at website
- BF Resource Directory free to users, updated annually
Madera – Madera County BF Coalition
Region- Central
Contact Person
Marilynn Marsh, MA, IBCLC, CLC, CLE, WIC Nutritionist/Lactation Consultant, Madera County BF Coordinator, WIC Program, Madera County Dept. of Public Health
14215 Road 28
Madera, CA 93638
(559) 675-7623 / (559) 675-7612 Fax
mmarsh@madera-county.com
Duration- Mission/Goals
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Sandra Rosenblum MSN, MPH, Maternal Child Health Director, Marin Co Department of Health & Human Services
899 Northgate Dr. Suite 415
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 473-4023
srosenblum@co.marin.ca.us
Margie King, Marin Co Department of Health & Human Services
(415) 453-4035
margie.king@comcast.net
Region- Central
Contact Person
Julie Casillas, R.D., C.L.C.
1920 Mariposa Mall, Suite 120
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 263-1380 / (559) 263-1152 FAX
wic.rd@fresnoeoc.org
Members
- Merced County WIC, Merced County, Department of Public Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced, Memorial Hospital Los Banos, Golden Valley Health Centers, and La Leche League.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Re-established October 2001.
Mission:
- Our mission is to exceed The Healthy People 2010 goals of 75% of babies’ breastfed in the early postpartum period, 50% breastfed at six months and 25% breastfed at one year.
Goals:
- Educate and encourage healthcare professionals to promote and motivate pregnant women to breastfeed
- Examples of Activities
- Maintain BF resource directory
- Quarterly professional lactation education CEU classes
- To assist the community to ensure that California BF laws are understood, supported and enforced
- Encourage positive BF images in our community
- Provide prenatal and postpartum BF education
Region- North Coast
Contact Person
Tess O'Connell, RD, IBCLC, Mendocino County Public Health - WIC
1120 South Dora,
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 472-2739 / (707) 472-2734 FAX
oconnelt@co.mendocino.ca.us
Margaret Turano, MS, CBE
2910 Mill Creek Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 468-9587
Members
Representatives from WIC, La Leche League, Public Health Nursing, local hospital (UVMC) OB, local lactation consultants, local pediatrics practice, medical clinics and offices, and interested public members.
Region- Central
Contact Person
Loretta Porta, RN, IBCLC
737 West Childs Ave.
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-5571 / (209) 384-3966 FAX
Lporta@gvhc.org
Lori Buendia, RNC, IBCLC
737 West Childs Ave.
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-5571 / (209) 384-3966 FAX
Lbuendia@gvhc.org
Members
WIC, Merced County Department of Public Health, Los Banos Memorial Hospital, La Leche League, Golden Valley Health Centers, and Mercy Medical Center Merced.
Examples of Activities
Region- Bay/Mountain
Contact Person
Joyce Miller RN, PHN, CLC, Modoc County Public Health Department
441North Main Street
Alturas, Ca. 96101
(530) 233-6311 / (530) 233-5754 FAX
jmiller@modoccounty.us
Members
Hospital Staff, WIC, Parenting specialist, Nurses, Childbirth educator, Public Health Nurse, BF volunteers, and BF mothers.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in December 1998 - Meets semi-annually or as needed
Mission:
- Promote, support and protect BF through education and outreach in our county.
Goals:
- Coordinate BF services among agencies and health care providers
- Increase community awareness of the benefits of BF
- Develop BF resources in the county for all BF mothers to use
- Promote the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Modoc County hospitals
Examples of Activities
- Developed a BF assessment /education form that is used by all agencies working with BF mothers and home visiting staff
- Coordination/collaboration of educational materials between agencies
- Participation in local Health Fairs, media outreach (Newspaper, TV)
- Breast pump program
- Promotion of referrals to BF volunteers and home visiting programs and renewal of participation in BF support group
- Ongoing presentations about the benefits of BF to interested health care providers and agencies
- Develop a plan to obtain duration of BF statistics for our county as well as identification of barriers to BF
Region- South Central, See Inyo
Region- Bay/Mountain
Contact Person
Trina Ammar, RN, IBCLC – Chair, Monterey Co. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies® - Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula
P.O. Box HH
Monterey, CA 93942
(831) 625-4515 ext. 1702 / (831) 625-4795 FAX
trina.ammar@chomp.org
Shawna Helmuth, RN, IBCLC - Co-Chair, Monterey Co. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies® - Salinas Valley Healthcare System
P.O. Box HH
Monterey, CA 93942
(831) 757-2333 x2852
shelmuth@svmh.com
Members
Monterey Co. Health Department: Perinatal Services, WIC, Outreach and Education, Community Hospital of the Monterey, Peninsula, Natividad Medical Center, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Systems, Mee Memorial Hospital, Visiting Nurses Association, Central Coast Alliance for Health, Salinas Adult School, Dentistry for Children and Teenagers, Nursing Mothers Council of Salinas, Monterey Peninsula Pediatric Group, Seaside Family Health Center, Acacia Family Medical Group, Alan Rosen, MD, Ruth Gingerich, CPNP, Sumana Reddy, MD, John Torontow, and MD.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in December 1999 - Meets every other month
Vision:
- That BF will be the norm in Monterey for at least the first year of life and preferably longer.
Mission:
- To improve infant, maternal, and family through the promotion, support, and protection of BF in Monterey County.
Goal:
- To provide a consistent and coordinated message to achieve the following strategies:
- Strengthen knowledge and skills
- Increase awareness of health, economic environmental benefits
- Education healthcare professionals
- Foster new and continuing members Promotion Committee
- Improve promotion and support in institutional practices
- Influence BF policy and legislation
- Examples of Activities
- Community Portrait with yearly theme
- Luncheon during World BF Week
- Proclamation for Monterey County is given to the Board of Supervisors
- Generate press releases
- Work with community businesses on education and work place BF facilities
Napa – Napa Valley BF Coalition
Region- North Coast
Contact Person
Patti Brown, RN, BS, C/PNP, IBCLC
PO Box 3874
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 224-8848
Phyllis Pratt, MS, Partnership Health Plan of California
360 Campus Lane, Ste. 100
Fairfield, CA 94534
(707) 863-4223 / (707) 863-4321 FAX
ppratt@partnershiphp.org
Members
Membership is open to all interested people. Current membership includes: Lactation Consultants, La Leche League, WIC, Public Health Nurses, Midwives, Physicians, AFLP/Cal-Learn, Hospital Maternity Center Staff, Healthy Moms and Babies CPSP BF support staff, and Partnership Health Plan of California.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1996 - Meets monthly
Mission:
- Provide informed, accurate and consistent education and guidance to women learning about BF and who chose to provide their children with breast milk and to there families whose support is important to their success.
Goal:
- To promote, protect and support BF in Napa County
Region- Sacramento
Contact Person
Arly Helm, MS, IBCLC, Nevada County WIC
471 Sutton Way Suite 204
Grass Valley CA 95945
(530) 271-BABY
arlyhelm@pacbell.net
Orange – Orange County BF Coalition
Region- South Central
Contact Person
Kristy Holt, MPH, CHES
kholt@herconsulting.com
Nancy Clifton-Hawkins
1212 N. Broadway, Suite 212
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 242-1633
nancy@express-yourself.net
Laurence Obaid, MS, RD, CLE [County Liaison], Orange County HCA, WIC Program
1725 W. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 834-7986 / (714) 834-8028 FAX
lobaid@hca.co.orange.ca.us
Members
Lactation Consultants, Nurses, Health Educators, Public Health Nutritionists/Dietitians, Work/Life Integration Specialist, (Disneyland), Public Health Field Nursing Staff, Social Workers, Hospital/Clinic Administrators, and anyone interested in furthering BF promotion and education.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1997 - Meets bi-monthly
Vision:
- Make BF the Cultural "Norm”.
Mission:
- The Orange Co. BF Coalition will educate, advocate, and facilitate families, health care providers, government, businesses, employers, educational institutions, and the public–at-large in the support and promotion of BF.
Goals:
- Create an environment where:
- Women can bf without barriers
- Women and their families can have ready access to legitimate and appropriate lactation support services
- Human milk via a milk depot, is accessible to the community-at-large
- Health care providers are empowered to support a BF family
Examples of Activities
- Provide BF education workshops
- Collaborate with UCIMC to bring about a Mother's Milk Center
- Maintain a speaker's bureau to deliver BF presentations to selected target audiences
Placer – BF Coalition of Placer County
Region- Sacramento, http://www.placerbreastfeeding.org
Contact Person
Mary Wagner, IBCLC
901 Sunrise Ave. Ste. A-10
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 780-6454
teamwd@comcast.net
Jackie Kampp, MSN, R.N., P.H.N.
901 Sunrise Ave. Ste. A-10
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 928-8519
Members
Physicians, Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Lactation Consultants, Childbirth Educators, Certified Lactation Educators and Counselors, Social Workers, Home Visitors, WIC, MCAH, LLL Leaders, parents, and any other community members interested in furthering BF promotion and education.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established November, 2000 - Meets monthly.
Mission:
- To promote and support BF through education, outreach, and increased services in our communities.
Goals:
- Train healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals on BF, lactation management and referral resources
- Establish better support for BF women. Promote the "Baby Friendly" Hospital Initiative in Placer County
- Support and educate childcare providers
Examples of Activities
- Prop 10 funding for:
- 1. training promote & paraprofessionals
- 2. hot line for BF women
- 3. weekly BF clinic
- Developing resource guide
- World BF Week promotion
- Participated in "The Human Race" fundraiser
- Developing plan to obtain duration of BF statistics for our county as well as identification of barriers to BF
Region- Bay/Mountain
Riverside – WIC Consortium of Southern California
Region- Southern
Contact Person
Kiran Saluja, MPH, RD
kiran@phfewic.org
Wendy McGrail
12781 Schabarum Avenue
Irwindale, CA 91706
(626) 856-6650/ (626) 851-0231 FAX
wendy@phfewic.org
Members
American Red Cross, Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center, City of Long Beach DHHS, Clinic Sierra Vista, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Northeast Valley Health Corporation, North County Health Services, Orange County Health Care Agency, Pasadena Public Health Department, PHFE, LA Biomed Public Health Foundation, Research & Education Institute, Riverside County Health Services Agency, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, SDSU Foundation, San Ysidro Health Center, and Santa Barbara County Health Care Services.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1993 - Meets quarterly
Mission:
- Strive to expand our ability to improve infant and maternal health within the communities we serve by education and supporting expectant and nursing mothers regarding BF.
- Informing the public of the superiority of BF over infant feeding with breast milk substitutes.
- Networking with the greater health community to enhance our effectiveness.
- Advocating for our own needs to better achieve our goals.
Examples of Activities
- World BF Week 1995 Theme:
- Empowering Women (health fairs and BF promotional give-a-ways in local shopping malls, media coverage, and proclamation signing by City and County of Los Angeles)
- Written letters re: Support of AB157, and Request for a Proclamation for World BF Week to Kim Belshe and Gail Wilson
- Written several BF position papers
- Ongoing support to WIC coordinators
- Sharing materials
Sacramento - BF Coalition of Greater Sacramento
Region- Sacramento
Contact Person
Janice Porter, UCDMC Dept. of Pediatrics
2516 Stockton Blvd, Ticon II
Sacramento, Ca 95817
(916) 734-6486 / (916) 734-4098 FAX
Janice.porter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Amelia Schendel, R.D., IBCLC Sacramento, County WIC Program
811 Grand Avenue # A-1
Sacramento, CA 95835
(916) 641-6027 / (916) 641-5534 FAX
schendela@saccounty.net
Members
Local WIC agencies, local DHHS, area hospitals, area HMOs, local EDS Medical regional rep; UC Davis Lactation Studies, Medela Inc., Hollister/Ameda Egnell, Sacramento Food Bank Mother/Baby Program, ALTA Lactation Consultants, local La Leche League leaders, other area health care professionals and community based organizations.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in March 1998 - Meets monthly or bimonthly
Mission:
- As a group of regional representatives, businesses, mothers, lactation consultants and other health care providers, to improve infant, family and community health by making BF the societal norm as we promote support, and protect BF in all areas of life.
Examples of Activities
- Update annually a BF resource handbook and disseminate through physician offices, hospitals, WIC
- Disseminate information on, and support legislation that promotes BF
- Educate health care professionals by providing speakers on BF topics for physician dinners, hospital Grand Rounds, in Physicians offices and sponsoring conference(s) every 2 years
Region- Central
Contact Person
Jacqueline Thompson, MS, RD, CLC
(831) 763-6445
Jacqueline_DHC@pvhealthtrust.org
Members
Representatives from: WIC, Saint Louise Hospital, Hazel Hawkins Hospital, Public Health, La Leche League, private providers, clinics, private health educators.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 2000
Mission:
- Improve family health by making BF the cultural norm, creating a supportive public environment and improving rates of initiation and duration of BF in San Benito County.
- 10 Year Goal: Increase the proportion of mothers who initiate exclusive BF at baby’s birth to 50% by 2010.
Examples of Activities
- Influence healthcare and community standards of BF practices by facilitating expansion of lactation expertise (CE classes) in the local health care professions
- Strengthen BF knowledge and accessibility by establishing bilingual childbirth and BF education classes to teenage parents and monolingual Latino families
- Strengthen BF knowledge and accessibility by developing and distributing a bilingual BF resource guide to the perinatal population
- Influence community standards of BF practices by assembling and distributing BF kits to postpartum mothers
- Mobilize media campaigns, community partnerships and the Baby Friendly Initiative
Region- Southern
Contact Person
Gretchen Andrews, BA, IBCLC, Community Hospital of San Bernardino
1725 Western Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92411
(909) 887-6333 ext.4733 / (909) 783-9080 FAX
lacladee@aol.com
Bruce Smith MD, MPH, San Bernardino County Public Health
799 East Rialto Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 94215
(909) 383-3057 / (909) 386-8181 FAX
bsmith@dph.sbcounty.gov
Members
Lactation Consultants, nurses, La Leche League Leaders, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) nutritionists, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutritionists, health educators, physicians, midwives, and anyone interested in furthering BF promotion and education.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Mission:
- Our coalition was formed in 1994 by health professionals from several institutions interested in encouraging lactation in the Inland Empire. Our mission is to promote, protect, and preserve BF throughout the Inland Empire.
Examples of Activities
- Annually honors a "Mother-Friendly Workplace of the Year"
- Annual photo contest in conjunction w/ Redlands Camera Club
- Recognizes mother-friendly restaurants in the Inland Empire
- Edits the Model Hospital BF Policies, which are recommended and distributed to all birthing hospitals in California by the State Department of Health Services
- Started a lactation training program at Loma Linda University Med Ctrl
- Educate the public and government officials regarding the impact of selected legislation on BF
- Educate various health professionals and the general public regarding the normalcy of BF and the risks of artificial feedings for infants, mothers, and society
Region- Southern, www.breastfeeding.org
Contact Person
Eve Moeran RN, IBCLC - President, Milkmade at Home
4045 Third Ave, Suite 302
San Diego, CA 92103-2308
(619) 325-1630
emoeran@yahoo.com
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Vice- President, Children's Specialists of San Diego
3020 Children's Way, MC # 5102
San Diego, CA 92123-4282
(858) 939-4180 / (858) 939-4972 FAX
wightsd@aol.com
Members
See web site for current Members
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1994 - Coalition meets bimonthly, Board meets monthly
Mission:
- To promote and support BF through education and outreach in our community".
Examples of Activities
- See web site for current Activities
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Magdalene Louie, MS, RD, San Francisco Dept. of Public Health WIC Program
30 Van Ness Ave. Ste 220
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 575-5745 / (415) 575-5797 FAX
magdalene.louie@sfdph.org
Therese Doan-Nguyen, PHN, IBCLC, San Francisco City and County
3850 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 487-7588 / (415) 558-8221 FAX
Therese.doannguyen@sfdph.org
Members
Local Health Department, WIC, CPSP Providers, Medi-Cal Managed Care Providers, Community Groups, Private Industry, Wells Fargo, San Francisco Hospitals and Medical Centers, American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco Unified School District, LaLeche League, Nursing Mothers Council, and Homeless Prenatal Program.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established January 1998
Goal:
- To improve the health of the community by promoting BF as the cultural norm.
Examples of Activities
- Community Resource Guide
- Media activities: TV, radio, and print publicity and Media Watch response to BF images in the media
- Professional audience presentation slide set and script available for purchase
- Sample workplace policy package developed for distribution through Chambers of Commerce
- BF curriculum (early stages in curriculum development process)
Region- North Coast, www.breastfeedingcoalition.org
Contact Person
Gail Dacayanan, RD, IBCLC
(209) 468-0373 / (209) 468-8573 FAX
gdacayanan@sjcphs.org or gailann5@aol.com
Anna Groves, IBCLC
(209) 751-3907
agroves@deltahealthcare.org
Members
Local hospitals, pediatricians, LCS, CLES, HMOS, WIC, LLL, County Public Health Services.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1996 - Meets monthly
Mission:
- Organize local efforts to improve the health of our community by promoting, educating, and providing support for BF.
Goal:
- Determined by on-going community needs assessment
Examples of Activities
- Community Needs Assessment
- Physician and Health Care Professional Trainings and conferences
- World BF Week Promotion BF Education-Materials: Production of Hmong Video
- Partner with First 5 and BEST (BF Education Support and Training) Program to provide community BF services
- Participate in the California BF Coalition
Region- Central
Region- Bay/Mountain
Contact Person
Anne Garrett RN, MS, IBCLC, San Mateo WIC Program
32 W. 25th Avenue #203A
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 573-2955 / (650) 577-9223 FAX
Agarrett@co.sanmateo.ca.us
Members
WIC BF Coordinator, Hospital IBCLC's Community representatives from non-profits, Public Health Prenatal-to-Three and County clinics, Physicians, Doulas Midwives, and Childbirth Educators.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1995 - Meets quarterly
Mission:
- To promote and support BF as the optimal infant feeding method through pre and post natal education, advocacy, and community outreach.
Examples of Activities
- Established a toll-free BF hotline
- Created a BF curriculum for WIC moms in the third trimester
- Publish a newsletter Lactation Facts twice a year
- Annual BF Conference in Fall
- Participated in Workplace Awards 2005
Region- Central
North – North Santa Barbara Co. (Santa Maria) BF Coalition
Contact Person
Wrenette Hole RD, IBCLC, Santa Barbara Co Public Health Dept., Nutrition Services WIC
2125 Centerpointe Pkwy
Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 878-6217 / (805) 346-8243 FAX
Members
Hospitals and Clinics, WIC, Public Health Department, LLL, Medela, Schools, Perinatal Advisory Council, Regional health Authority, doctors, schools, CLEs and IBCLCs.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established 11/98:
- Provide info to health professionals
- Encourage policies and procedures that promote BF in hospitals
- Educate the community about BF and its benefits
- Gather data re. BF rates as a goal and to assess the effectiveness of certain strategies
- Obtain funding sources
Examples of Activities
- Quarterly Symposium
- In House Training
- Grant Writing
- Develop BF resource guide
- Promote World BF Mo. Work with SB South Co. BF Coalition
South – Santa Barbara County BF Coalition
Contact Person
Meg Beard MPH, CHES, RD, IBCLC, Santa Barbara Co. Public Health Dept., Nutrition Services WIC
315 Camino Del Remedio
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 681-5276 / (805) 681-4755 FAX
meg.beard@sbcphd.org
Members
Hospitals and Clinics, Birthing Center, WIC, Public Health Department, LLL, Medela, BF Project, Schools, Perinatal Advisory Council Regional Health Authority (Managed Medi-Cal), American Indian Health, Lactation Location, doctors, CLE’s and IBCLC’s.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established 1/99 - Meets bimonthly
Mission:
- Group of local medical professionals, social service providers, childbirth educators, lactation experts and BF advocates committed to the common goal of promoting BF and support mothers in our community.
- Educate health professionals and community about BF.
- Establish BF friendly business.
Examples of Activities
- March of Dimes Grant Development of a BF Directory
- Community Outreach
- Development of goals/objectives
- Yearly speaker
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Kathy Sweeney, RD, CLE, Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Nutrition and Wellness/WIC
976 Lenzen Avenue Rm 1200
San Jose, CA 95126
(408) 792-5052 / (408) 947-8751 FAX
Kathy.Sweeney@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Members
WIC programs, MCAH program, CPSP providers, Black Infant Health Program, Mothers' Milk Bank, community clinics, local hospitals, public health nursing, lactation consultants, Nursing Mothers Council, La Leche League, managed care plan, home health care, teen pregnancy program, adult education.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1992 - Meets every other month
Goal:
- Agencies and individuals working together to promote maternal and infant health through BF -- a cooperative venture to increase the effectiveness of BF support and information dispersal in Santa Clara Valley.
Examples of Activities
- BF Guide to Resources in Santa Clara County
- BF and Substance use- pamphlet English, Spanish, Vietnamese versions
- August BF Awareness Month – county proclamation, media blitz, and other activities
- Established MCAH BF Support Line
- Provide MCAH In-Home Lactation Services
- On-going BF promotion projects
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Katie Le Baron, MPH, Perinatal Services Coordinator, Health Services Agency
P.O. Box 962 Emeline Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 454-5477 / (831) 454-5049 FAX
katie.lebaron@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Lilian Beggs, RN, IBCLC, Sutter Lactation Center
2900 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
(831) 477-2229 / (831) 477-2221 FAX
beggsl@sutterhealth.org
Members
County Perinatal Services, WIC, La Leche League, Nursing Mothers Council, Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital, Watsonville Community Hospital, Cabrillo College Nursing & ECE Departments, Sutter Maternity Center, Central Coast Alliance for Health, Birth Network.
Duration- Mission/Goals
The Santa Cruz County BF Coalition recognizes that BF is the norm and as such, is committed to optimizing the health of mothers and babies by encouraging BF friendly attitudes, policies, and images in the community, as well as promoting BF education and supportive practices among women and their families, health professionals and the community.
Examples of Activities
- Promote BF-friendly policies and practices in Santa Cruz County, including those promoted by mother friendly and baby friendly initiatives
- Conduct outreach and education to health professionals, schools, businesses and the community
- Promote positive media coverage of BF issues and events
- Advocate for and facilitate ongoing support for Latina mothers and families to increase BF rates and duration among the population
- Support and participate in community events that promote BF and BF awareness
- Facilitate resource sharing and collaboration among agencies and programs that provide health-related services to women and their families
- Conduct data collection and evaluation to identify local trends in BF rates and related issues
- Conduct grant writing and other fundraising activities to provide financial support for Coalition activities
Region- North/Bay
Contact Person
Judy Cassidy
(530) 245-6422
sjcassidy@co.shasta.ca.us
Susan Ann Spencer IBCLC, RLC, Shasta BF Support Center
1220 Sacramento St
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 245-6466 / (530) 229-8441 FAX
sspencer@co.shasta.ca.us
Members
Physicians, WIC staff, La Leche League members and leaders, Public Health Nurses, Labor and Delivery nurses, MCAH staff, BF Peer Counselors, interested community members and mothers.
Duration- Mission/Goals
Established in 1997 - Meets once a month on the 3rd Thursday
Mission: