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A B C: It's easy to breastfeed Yes! It is easy to breastfeed when you know how, when you have a support network, when you have accurate information, and when you have community that welcomes you.

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Resources

Need help making breastfeeding work for you? Here are a few resources.

Advocacy

Take action to support your breastfeeding rights

Calendar and Events

Take a look at Arizona's schedule of events for parents and babies.

ABC Meetings

Next ABC State Meeting :

Save the Date- June 22, 2011

meeting will be held in Flagstaff

For more information about virtual attendance, contact president@azbreastfeeding.org

April Meeting Information:
Meeting Agenda and Handout Information

Mission

Our vision is that breastfeeding will be universally accepted as the norm and promoted and supported throughout Arizona resulting in increased rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. As a result of high rates of breastfeeding, Arizona children will experience optimal health, growth, and development. The lifelong health of the Arizona population will be improved; and health care costs will be decreased.

Our mission is to work collaboratively to increase rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration to improve the health of Arizona’s families.

Membership of the Arizona Breastfeeding Coalition is open to individuals and organizations that share the vision of the Coalition. Members must sign a declaration of support for the Coalition’s mission and objectives.

ABC’s goal is always to work collaboratively to increase rates of

breastfeeding initiation and duration to improve the health of Arizona’s families.

Welcome to the 2012 Arizona Breastfeeding Coalition. I am so excited to see this year off to such a tremendous start. We have a new board, great ideas for fundraising, and a fresh new look for the website that is accessible by any mobile device. This will give greater access for women to obtain the help they need.

This year, our focus will be on physician education, reaching more moms and building those important relationships that will help drive Arizona to the top of the breastfeeding charts. We have redone the membership tiers to allow for more education and help the lactation experts in the state gain the higher evidence-based knowledge level that is needed.

I am so excited to be part of this coalition. You are an amazing group of people with a passion for breastfeeding. This dovetails perfectly with the Healthy People 2020, the CDC’s plans for obesity prevention and the great program “Baby Steps to Breastfeeding Success” that our wonderful ADHS friends developed.

Stay tuned to the website for further developments, late breaking news items, and other interesting features that we will be bringing to you. Keep up the great work that you are doing with your moms and babies. Our babies depend on you.

Warmest regards,

Lisa Zamudio, RN, IBCLC, RLC

President

Membership

Membership is open to individuals and organizations that share the vision of the Coalition. Members must sign a declaration of support for the Coalition’s mission and objectives.

Your membership supports the Arizona Breastfeeding Coalition website and helps connect local coalitions and others in the breastfeeding community through the annual meeting and teleconference, news from the United StatesBreastfeeding Coalition, and other outreach and advocacy. Most important, membership gives you a voice in determining the future direction and focus of the Arizona Breastfeeding Coalition.

• Receive up-to-date news and information related to breastfeeding
internationally, nationally and locally
• Stay informed of important advocacy efforts from the United States
Breastfeeding Committee and the AZ Breastfeeding Coalition
• Voting privileges (One vote per individual member is permitted)

Attend General State Meetings are held four times a year (held in various locations across Arizona). These meetings are open to the public. You may pay your membership at any meeting or pay via the web. Your membership dues are for January 1 to December 31. Membership dues are not prorated. You may join anytime of the year for a low cost of $5. At this time we do not allow group or organization memberships. We are currently developing the application for such groups. Please contact ABC secretary for more details. Thank you.

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