Breastfeeding in the U.S.: New National Data, Federal Priorities, & Lessons from the Field

Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Agenda

2:00-2:05 p.m. Welcome and Logistics

Michael Kogan, Ph.D.
Office of Data and Information Management
Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Beth Zimmerman, M.H.S.
Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center

2:05-2:15 p.m. New Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

Anjani Chandra, Ph.D.
Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics

2:15-2:25 p.m. Federal Breastfeeding Priorities and Initiatives I: The National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign

Suzanne Haynes, Ph.D.
Office on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2:25-2:35 p.m. Federal Breastfeeding Priorities and Initiatives II: Supporting Breastfeeding in the Workplace

Karen Hench, R.N., M.S.
Division of Perinatal Systems and Women’s Health
Maternal and Child Health Bureau

2:35-2:45 p.m. Putting Breastfeeding into Practice: Lessons from the Field

Bette Begleiter, M.S.W.
Maternity Care Coalition
Philadelphia, PA

2:45-3:00 p.m. Question and Answer Period

Beth Zimmerman, Moderator

3:00 p.m. Adjourn