Please, let's gather 'a PR kit.' I was very frustrated last fall trying to gather a presence of breastfeeding awareness info for display at the Susan Komen Race for the Cure in Portland, OR. They offer a health fair the day before the race, but the booth cost was prohibitive for our non profit organization. In my opinion, breastfeeding information should be a part of these public breast cancer prevention events. I look forward to follow up on this idea. Jenny Shotts peer counselor doula Ann Perry had a great idea, seconded by Naomi Bar-Yam, Janice Reynolds, and Nikki Lee. <<I want to make a proposal to this group.... If everyone were to contact their local cancer society and ask them to discuss with you the benefits of breastfeeding and breast cancer (and be persistent) then we could work on them to pressure the national level to look more at the research. In other countries, I am not aware if there are national societies for cancer but if there is to do the same. Each one of us can make a difference.>> Here's my first reaction. Ann, That is a great idea. It could be a project for state and local breastfeeding coalitions. You know what would make it easier? A kit. This wouldn't need to be much: 1. a little write-up of your story---basically what you sent Lactnet, but with more details. 2. a bibliography of the most compelling articles--just a half-dozen of them. If the bibliography could be annotated by one of our Lactnet physicians or public health people, it would be even better. 3. information on the target, in this case, American Cancer Society--this is probably available on a website. People should know a bit about the structure, activities and funding of the organization and what sort of approach is likely to work best. 4. Anything else that would be useful for someone who is taking on the project--handouts to give the people at ACS about bf as a risk reducer for breast and ovarian cancer, for instance. Wouldn't this be a good project for a student in health care or health promotion or communications to take on? Research the topic; put together the kit; contact the coalitions; and serve as a coordinator for people to share their stories. What do the teachers and students on the list think about this idea? Chris Mulford, RN, IBCLC working for WIC in New Jersey Co-coordinator, WABA Women & Work Task Force ===== ~~~~~ This message is from [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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