Hi, Jeanette

The policy toolkit sounds neat--is there a link to it? I tried a google 
search and came up empty.

thanks!
Melissa Vickers, IBCLC

> Date:    Sun, 4 Jun 2006 08:34:19 -0700
> From:    Jeanette Panchula <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: California Model Hospital Policies' Toolkit now on-line
>
> After many, many months and the help and support of staff at the Maternal,
> Child and Adolescent Health Branch and the Nutrition Services Branch
> (especially the WIC Breastfeeding Promotion Unit) of the California
> Department of Health Services, I'm pleased to announce that there is now a
> "Toolkit" to help hospitals that are working to implement the California
> Model Hospital Policy Recommendations.
>
> The toolkit is web-based, so that it can be kept current.  The goal mostly
> to facilitate links to other sites that provide information and resources.
> Whenever possible, there are also links to abstracts and full documents of
> the references.
>
> There are also some documents that are in Excel or Word created and shared
> by others. These are not "recommended" documents, but rather to be used as 
> a
> draft that hospital staff could modify for their own agencies. Many 
> members
> of Lactnet offered suggestions and some even freely gave their materials 
> so
> that this toolkit could be useful not only for those in California but for
> others as well.
>
> As the Model Hospital Policies parallel the BFHI, but are not as 
> emotionally
> laden, we hope that hospitals in California will be more likely to 
> implement
> them - thereby being just "baby steps" away from Baby Friendly
> certification.
>
> We would appreciate feedback (there is an e-mail address embedded in the
> toolkit, that we hope you use, as we also want to keep track of the number
> of "hits")and suggestions on additional links or materials that you would
> recommend.
>
> If you do send me materials that could be used/modified, PLEASE only send 
> me
> materials you are legally able and willing to share, with a note in the
> footer that identifies the author and state "permission to share" is given
> for NON-COMMERCIAL USE.
>
> I can't tell you how helpful and hardworking the Webmaster has been - he's
> now signing up for one of the breastfeeding classes I've offered to the
> state staff!!!  <grin>
>
> Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
> California, USA
>
> Disclosure: I am paid for this work by the California Nutrition Services
> Bureau, so I "financially benefit" from it.

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