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Welcome to the California Breastfeeding Coalition.

The California Breastfeeding Coalition (CBC), formed in May 2003, serves as an umbrella organization for the 43 regional breastfeeding coalitions located throughout California. The CBC aims, through collaborative efforts, to create a more healthful California through the promotion and support of breastfeeding.

Whether you're a professional, researcher, business owner, or family member, we hope our website will give you the resources and tools you need to promote and support breastfeeding in your community.

There are many ways you can become involved:

Join your local breastfeeding coalition

Learn about the California Breastfeeding Roundtable.

Participate in the Bi-Monthly State Breastfeeding Coalitions Teleconferences sponsored by the USBC and CDC.

Volunteer to help with a CBC project.

Join in the Breastfeeding Awareness Month activities sponsored by your local Coalition and WIC agencies.

Help recognize local businesses which support their breastfeeding employees by nominating them for a local 2009 Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace Award.

Become a CBC Breastfeeding Ambassador

Participate in "The Business Case for Breastfeeding" Training

Use The Prevention Institute's Spectrum of Prevention to Increase Your Coalition's Effectiveness.

Review the statewide and county hospital breastfeeding reports, "Depends on Where You Are Born: California Hospitals Must Close the Gap in Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates" and work for improvement in your community.

Learn more about breastfeeding at one of the many continuing education programs held in the state

Working together, we can make a difference

in California!

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