Our Mission:
To improve the health of Kern County residents by promoting, supporting and protecting breastfeeding.
Our 2014-2015 Goals:
1. To increase access to professional lactation support in Kern County through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
2. To increase lactation accommodation in Kern County for breastfeeding employees, and ensure businesses are compliant with the California and Federal Breastfeeding Laws through education and advocacy.
Our current members include representatives from:
Baby Café Bakersfield
California Health Collaborative
Central Valley Lactation Association
Clinica Sierra Vista WIC
Community Action Partnership of Kern WIC
First 5 Kern
Healthnet
Kaiser Permanente
Kern County Call to Action
Kern County Department of Public Health Nursing
Central Valley Lactation Association
Clinica Sierra Vista WIC
Community Action Partnership of Kern WIC
First 5 Kern
Healthnet
Kaiser Permanente
Kern County Call to Action
Kern County Department of Public Health Nursing
Kern Family Health Care
Kern Medical Center
La Leche League
Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health (MCAH)
Medically Vulnerable Care Coordination Project (MVCCP)
Mercy Southwest Hospital
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Kern Medical Center
La Leche League
Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health (MCAH)
Medically Vulnerable Care Coordination Project (MVCCP)
Mercy Southwest Hospital
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
San Joaquin Community Hospital
The U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding of 2011 stated, “Only through the support of family members, communities, healthcare systems, and employers will we be able to make breastfeeding become the easy choice, the default choice”.
The Kern County Breastfeeding Coalition believes that in order to improve the breastfeeding rates in our county, and ensure women have seamless access to breastfeeding support, we must work as a team! All members of the community are welcome to join the coalition. We invite you to become a part of the coalition, and help us strategize on how to increase support for breastfeeding mothers, and raise awareness of the benefits associated with breastfeeding.
Coalition Meeting Information:
Where: Healthnet Community Solutions, 6013 E. Niles St, Bakersfield, CA 93306
When: Every 3rd Monday of the Month
Time: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (Feel free to bring your lunch!)
*You may also join meetings via conference call: (888) 584-2113, code: 308 146 9348
Whether you are a family member, friend, co-worker, healthcare professional, or a mother yourself, you play an important role in promoting, supporting, and protecting breastfeeding!
The Kern County Breastfeeding Coalition believes that in order to improve the breastfeeding rates in our county, and ensure women have seamless access to breastfeeding support, we must work as a team! All members of the community are welcome to join the coalition. We invite you to become a part of the coalition, and help us strategize on how to increase support for breastfeeding mothers, and raise awareness of the benefits associated with breastfeeding.
Coalition Meeting Information:
Where: Healthnet Community Solutions, 6013 E. Niles St, Bakersfield, CA 93306
When: Every 3rd Monday of the Month
Time: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (Feel free to bring your lunch!)
*You may also join meetings via conference call: (888) 584-2113, code: 308 146 9348
Whether you are a family member, friend, co-worker, healthcare professional, or a mother yourself, you play an important role in promoting, supporting, and protecting breastfeeding!
