Dear Friend,
This holiday season, breastfeeding advocates have much to be thankful for: we can celebrate several major accomplishments this year in our work “advancing breastfeeding on our Nation’s agenda.” Following close on the heels of advances in workplace support and maternity care, USBC leaders met at the White House in August with the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign. The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report included several recommendations on breastfeeding as a key factor in early childhood, echoing USBC’s new Position Statement on Breastfeeding as a Critical Strategy for Obesity Prevention.
The momentum continues to build: breastfeeding support is now truly “on the radar” in new ways and in new areas. As we prepare for the impending launch of the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, it is important that breastfeeding advocates celebrate our successes while also refocusing and renewing our commitment to the work that lies ahead. To that end, USBC is pleased to present Breastfeeding: A Vision for the Future.
Based on evidence, Breastfeeding: A Vision for the Future is aimed to increase awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and the support needed from all sectors of society to achieve our national breastfeeding goals. The Vision draws attention to the gaps in U.S. policy and outlines nine crucial objectives that must be met to fully address the barriers faced by mothers.
Many USBC member and partner organizations have already sponsored or signed on to support the Vision. The next step is to collect individual signatures! Please add your name as a supporter of Breastfeeding: A Vision for the Future–together our voices can make a lasting impact towards the social, environmental, and institutional change needed to support our Nation’s mothers.
Our goal is to reach 15,000+ individual supporters of the Vision. Help us to create a powerful statement of our shared vision. Don’t delay: register your support by signing on today!
We look forward to our continued work together–we can make a difference for future generations! From all of us at USBC, thank you.
Sincerely,
Robin W. Stanton, MA, RD, LD
Chair
United States Breastfeeding Committee
2025 M Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/367-1132
Fax: 202/367-2132
E-mail: office@usbreastfeeding.org
Web: www.usbreastfeeding.org
The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) is an independent nonprofit coalition of more than 40 nationally influential professional, educational, and governmental organizations. Representing over a million concerned professionals and the families they serve, USBC and its member organizations share a common mission to improve the Nation’s health by working collaboratively to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. For more information about USBC, visit www.usbreastfeeding.org.
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