For Employers & Businesses
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Maternity Care Coalition in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Coalition announces The 2008 Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Award To recognize area businesses and workplaces that support breastfeeding mothers as employees and/or patrons. Anyone can nominate a business…whether you are an employee who is breastfeeding or has breastfed, a co-worker, a supervisor, a boss, or a patron at a local establishment. Nomination Deadline: June 30, 2008 SELECTION CRITERIAFor businesses serving patrons & customers:
For workplaces:
Click here for a printable nomination form
Please join us for a Special Awards Ceremony on Monday, September 15, 2008 in Philadelphia (time and location TBA).
Other Resources for EmployersBecome a Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Nominate a business for the Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Awards and join the "Breastfeeding Welcome Here" decal campaign! Women in the Workplace: The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action website is a great source for employers and breastfeeding mothers. Visiting the website increases understanding of the challenges of and barriers to breastfeeding in the workplace while viewing helpful hints on how barriers can be overcome. Workplace Breastfeeding Support is a paper published by the United States Breastfeeding Committee that outlines steps and policies that an employer can use to support breastfeeding in the workplace. Business Case for Breastfeeding Toolkit The Business Case for Breastfeeding - The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau has released a toolkit to help advocates to educate businesses about the benefits of supporting their employees to breastfeed. You can obtain 3 brochures online by visiting http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/ or get the FULL KIT by calling 1-888-275-4772.
Last Updated June 2008 |