Nutrition Objective 3
Increase the Proportion of Mothers Who Breastfeed
Featured Programs & Activities

Previously Featured

Priority Recommendation A
Assure that health care settings, child care facilities, and worksite environments support breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding Protections Added to Washington State Anti-Discrimination Statutes
  Audience: Mothers, infants, toddlers
  Scope: State-wide
  Featured: Summer 2009
• City of Tacoma: A Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
  Audience: Employees, Mothers, Families
  Scope: Tacoma
  Featured: Winter 2009
• Building Partnerships to Enhance Breastfeeding Support in Head Start Programs
  Audience: Families enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs
  Scope: State-wide
  Featured: Winter 2008
• Blue Bird, Inc. Recognized for Workplace Policies That Support Breastfeeding
  Audience: Employees in fruit packing houses, orchards, and offices
  Scope: Blue Bird, Inc. in Central Washington
  Featured: Autumn 2007
• Physician Lactation Education Collaborative: Fostering Breastfeeding-Friendly
  Health Care Practices and Policies
  Audience: Healthcare providers
  Scope: Washington State
  Featured: Autumn 2007
• Moses Lake Resolution Encourages Community Support for Breastfeeding
  Audience:Breastfeeding mothers, community members, businesses and other community organizations
  Scope:City of Moses Lake
  Featured: Autumn 2006