252148 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding: Insurers' Perspectives Based on Experiences in Oregon

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 11:30 AM

Mary Lou Hennrich, RN, MSN , Community Health Partnership: Oregon's Public Health Institute, Portland, OR
  
     
This presentation will provide examples of about what insurers can do in relation to the action steps in the Call to Action to help promote breastfeeding and implement change based on experiences of the Oregon Public Health Institute and the OHIP project. Examples of how one insurer's actions can influence other insurers will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
Describe roles for insurers related to the Call to Action in supporting breastfeeding

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Executive Director of an independent Public Health Policy and Advocacy organization: Oregon Public Health Institute
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