I have been a IBCLC for about 8 yrs and have conducted workshops etc in Health
Departments for yrs, all of whom were very supportive of BFing. This past year
I returned to college to get a BS in Community Health Education and am doing
an internship at a neighboring county health dept. I have done some BFing
inservices here before and found them to be fairly supportive, especially the
WIC dept. I am working under the Health education division, not WIC.  When I
went into the education room, I found that the Health educator ( who is my
supervisor) has stockpiled old BFing info brochures from the ABM companies.
Some of the brochures are as much as 14 yrs old. She still uses this materials
in her Infant nutrition class. She also uses the M**** J****** video on Infant
Care.  Tomorrow I am teaching the class and developed my own outline and will
use my own materials.   I told her I would supply her with new BFing brochures
that are Baby Friendly and she just gave me a big smile and changed the
subject.
How can I approach her with the need to get rid of the ABM brochures?  This is
a very small health dept with only the one health educator. I am one of two
interns and I am trying to educate the other intern about being Baby Friendly
etc but I think she thinks I am being fanatical, and doesn't see the problem.
I told her that I cannot give out the ABM material because it is unethical.
Help! I need more ammo and ideas on changing this situation without jepadizing
my internship.
Barbara Whitehead, IBCLC
Eastern NC