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Promotion of Breastfeeding

To promote breastfeeding through:

	Facilitating education for health care providers and community and agency partners regarding breastfeeding and food security.
	Facilitating education for health care providers and community partners regarding breastfeeding as a determinant of health
	Providing on-going expert advice and recommendations on breastfeeding research, policy, and program development and direction to governments and organizations.
	Developing partnerships and collaborative strategies to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
	Providing a forum for addressing breastfeeding issues in Alberta (informed decisions making for professionals) Celebrating Innocenti 1990-2005: Achievements, challenges and future imperatives Annotated Bibliography, Evidence for Benefits & Risks, Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, 2006 Position Statements on Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, 2002 - Position Statement for Breastfeeding pdf Canada's Position Statement on Breastfeeding - pdf Canadian College of Family Physicians Position Statement for Breastfeeding Canadian Pharmacists Association - Position Statement on Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Canadian Nurses Association - Fact Sheet: Breastfeeding Partnership, Quality and Cost Effective Care Ontario Public Health Association Position Paper on Breastfeeding "Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk" American Academy of Pediatrics Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding - American College of Family Physicians "Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding" - World Health Organization Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists in Canada (SOGC) - Breast Cancer and Pregnancy & Breastfeeding See Resource page for more links See Link page for more links

Links in this document are intended to serve as a reference list of resources on breastfeeding.

The ABC does not endorse any product, web page or resource materials with the exception of all of the

WHO and UNICEF Global Initiatives, the Baby Friendly™ Initiative, Innocenti Declaration

the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA Resolutions,

and the national documents from the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada.

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Last modified: 02/26/09