142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Poster Session: Practices and providers that impact breastfeeding outcomes

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster
During this poster session, presenters will explain the impact of interventions, practices, and providers on breastfeeding outcomes. This session will specifically explore the role of the IBCLC and other clinical providers in promoting breastfeeding success. This session will also contain presentations that describe interventions that impact minority and special populations.
Session Objectives: Describe the impact of provider type and practice type on breastfeeding success Evaluate interventions that impact breastfeeding outcomes Identify factors that influence minority and special populations
Organizer:

Board 1
Professional breastfeeding support for first-time mothers: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial
Idy Fu, RN MPHC DNurs, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, PhD and Marie Tarrant, RN MPH PhD
Board 2
Professional Lactation Services and Breastfeeding Rates in North Carolina: A GIS Case for Medicaid Reimbursement of IBCLCs
Kathryn Houk, M.S., Ellen Chetwynd, RN, BSN, MPH, IBCLC and Catherine Sullivan, MPH, RD, LDN, IBCLC
Board 3
Growing the IBCLC workforce: A Florida needs assessment
Aimee Eden, PhD, MPH, Erica Hesch Anstey, PhD, CLC, Deidre Orriola, MPH and Aynmarie Carter
Board 7
Locally Designed Home Visiting Program Improves Infant Breastfeeding; Toddler Obesity Persists
Sarah Benatar, PhD, Heather Sandstrom, PhD, Ian Hill, MPA, MSW, Embry Howell, PhD, Tina Christie, PhD, Todd Franke, PhD, Maria Lourdes Brown, MPH, Jennifer Marcella, MA, Deborah Grodzicki, PhD, Margaret Wilkinson and Timothy Triplett, PhD
Board 8
Breastfeeding Duration among Roma and non-Roma Mothers Living in Underdeveloped Regions of Hungary
Kristie Long Foley, PhD, Andrea Fogarasi-Grenczer, Ildiko Rakoczi and Peter Balazs

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, Breastfeeding Forum, Community Health Workers