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Judy alerted us to a CSPAN broadcast of Senator Tom Harkin discussing issues
surrounding brand loyalty and how advertising shapes our perception of
products. People may be interested to know that Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has
filed a comprehensive disease prevention piece of legislation, S 1074, entitled
the Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) America Act of 2005, that includes
4 sections relevant to breastfeeding:
* Section 105: the Baby Friendly Hospital Education and Training
Initiative be placed under the supervision of the director of the Office on Women’
s Health with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It would
establish a voluntary certification process for hospitals that adopt certain
practices that promote breastfeeding for newborn infants
* Section 216: Breastfeeding and the Workplace Taskforce: This would
establish a federal taskforce, chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Labor, to identify ways to improve the ability of
new mothers to breastfeed when they return to work
* Section 217: Workplace breastfeeding promotion would require
employers with 50 or more employees to make reasonable efforts, in break time and
space, to allow mothers to express milk or breastfeed
* Section 303: Label and disclosure requirements for infant formulas
would require that infant formula manufacturers place a label on infant
formula products stating that human breast milk is the ideal method of feeding
infants
These four sections will eventually be made into a separate breastfeeding
bill. The bill has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Letters can
be written to your senators asking that they sign on and support this
legislation. This is especially important if your senators sit on the Senate Finance
Committee.
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA
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