252094 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding: Overview and Content

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 10:30 AM

Laurence Grummer-Strawn, PhD , National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
     
The Surgeon General issued a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding on January 20, 2011. This presentation will review the creation of the Call to Action and its twenty action steps related to the ways that families, communities, employers and health care professionals can improve breastfeeding rates and increase support for breastfeeding.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the key points and purpose of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was a primary author of the Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

See more of: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding 2011: Progress Report
See more of: Breastfeeding Forum