Thank you, Marsha, for the update and for always keeping us informed
regarding actions we can take to help.

Quick comment. The URL at the bottom of this note regarding BF Call
to Action came up with an error message. However, if you delete the
period
after cfm, the site comes up. When I type in URLs for others, I
usually leave a
space between the URL and the period or comma to follow to avoid this
problem.

Naomi



On Jun 24, 2009, at 12:56 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> The June/July issue of Fit Pregnancy magazine has a clever full page
> ad
> for breastfeeding sponsored by the non-profit organization Best for
> Babes. This is an organization whose efforts revolve around placing
> breastfeeding into mainstream publications and giving breastfeeding a
> makeover. See
> http://www.bestforbabes.org/help-moms-beat-the-booby-traps. One of the
> goals is to position breastfeeding such that it secures the funding
> and
> visibility that are enjoyed by the diseases and conditions that
> breastfeeding prevents.The ad in Fit Pregnancy comes at an opportune
> time, right after the introduction of the federal Breastfeeding
> Promotion Act by Rep Maloney and Sen Merkley. If you haven't done so
> already, remember to go to the US Breastfeeding Committee website to
> send a letter to your federal legislators asking them to sign on to
> these bills. See
> http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5162/t/6359/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1697
> .
> As a follow-up to the request to file a complaint about Mead Johnson
> with the FTC, I was asked to write about formula marketing for the
> Motherwear blog which can be seen at
> http://breastfeeding.blog.motherwear.com/. And finally, a
> breastfeeding Call to Action from the Department of Health and Human
> Services has been soliciting input from stakeholders in the US
> regarding a new national plan of action for the next 10 years for
> policies, activities, and initiatives to improve breastfeeding. While
> the public comment period is closed on their website you can see the
> comments that have been submitted at
> http://www.blsmeetings.net/owh_call_to_action_on_breastfeeding/comments.cfm
> .
>
> Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
> Weston, MA
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Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D.
Executive Director
Mothers' Milk Bank of New England

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