Stepping Toward A Baby-Friendlier Oregon

Download this entry The Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon under the direction of Amelia Psmythe recently hosted its sold-out 5th annual two-day statewide conference – Stepping Toward A Baby-Friendlier Oregon. Supporters who made the conference possible include Oregon WIC, Oregon Public Health Institute, Hygeia, Limerick, and Medical International. Anyone wanting to know what Oregon’s many infant-feeding [...]

Part 2: Consumer Advocacy & Evidence-Based Infant Feeding Practices

Here’s the second “installment” for my upcoming presentation at the March 2-3 Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon’s 5h Annual Meeting. Blue text indicates information that will be placed on PowerPoint slides, black text indicates what will be said. I’d love your feedback either here or via email at motherbabynetwork@gmail.com. Read the first installment This installment covers [...]

Part 1: Consumer Advocacy & Evidence-Based Infant Feeding Practices

Here’s the first “installment” for my upcoming presentation at the March 2-3 Breastfeeding Coalition 5h Annual Meeting. Blue text indicates information that will be placed on PowerPoint slides, black text indicates what will be said. I’d love your feedback either here or via email at motherbabynetwork@gmail.com. This installment covers introductory info, background on me and [...]

Decisions About Infant Feeding Do Not Happen in a Vacuum – Context Matters

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Oregon Research Institute recently hosted a public lecture – “Addressing the Nation’s Crisis with Nutrition and Obesity” – by Kelly Brownell, director of Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. In the past several years, obesity prevention has gained enough traction to be a well-established national health priority. [...]

Better Breastfeeding Services in the context of CEOs, Grandmas and Formula

On Monday, I attended and participated in a panel discussion at the Moving Communities Toward Evidence Based Breastfeeding at St. Charles Hospital in Bend. The conference was the result of a productive collaboration between Oregon WIC, the Central Oregon Breastfeeding Coalition and St. Charles. Dr. Marianne Neifert was the conference speaker. Moving Communities Toward Evidence [...]

Formula Company lobbyists hard at work

In response to today’s Washington Post article, Lobbying fight over infant formula highlights budget gridlock, I sent the following letter to the editor: Thank you for bringing to light the latest scam perpetrated by formula companies against the country’s most vulnerable women and children. Under the aegis of improved efficacy, they seek to force more [...]