Friends: > >"Breastfeeding: First Step to Good Health," a set of breastfeeding >education materials for grades K-12, was recently added to the New York >State Department of Health website. The internet address is: > > http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/b_feed/index.htm > >The aim of these materials is to increase public awareness and acceptance >of breastfeeding as the normal and preferable way to feed babies. The >lessons introduce age-appropriate information about breastfeeding in the >context of lessons on nutrition, economics, ecology, family life, and >health. >The materials were developed several years ago through a collaborative >effort of the NYS Departments of Health and Education. Both phases of the >project -- curriculum development and internet translation -- were >supported by funding from the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html