Virginia Breastfeeding Taskforce

Welcome to Our Website

The Virginia Breastfeeding Task Force is a forum open to all to develop and implement effective breastfeeding promotion and support strategies.

Mission Statement

To improve infant and family health by making breastfeeding the cultural norm
To create a supportive public environment
To improve the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration in Virginia to meet the National Healthy People 2010 Breastfeeding Objective of :
- 75% of women breastfeeding at hospital discharge
- 50% breastfeeding their infants at 6 months and
- 25% breastfeeding their infants at 1 year of age.

Goals

To increase public awareness of breastfeeding support networks
To advance the "breastfeeding friendly" model of health care delivery and offer professional education to health care providers
To increase positive breastfeeding messages in the media and commercial sector
To protect the rights and needs of breastfeeding families and to promote breastfeeding as a way to decrease health care costs

Member Benefits

Statewide Networking
Resource Sharing
Access to Lactation Professionals and Resources
Quarterly Meetings
Strength in Numbers

Current Officers ~ November 2010 - November 2011

Liz Flight	Co Chair
Nancy Raines	Co Chair
Carol King	Treasurer
Bobbi Cozens	Recording Secretary
Valerie Lemelin	Membership Secretary
Laurel Tharrington	Correspondence Secretary

Upcoming Meetings
Meetings are held quarterly on the first Thursday of the month (February, May, August and November)

10:00AM to 2:00PM in Richmond, Virginia and are open to all.

Location:

Meeting place for 2011:
A Woman's Place
4121 Cox Road, Suite 110
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
(804) 545-1665 desk
(804) 545-1935 fax