Breastfeeding Advocacy
Thank you to the State of Illinois, and to everyone who advocated for the State of Illinois' Breastfeeding Proclamation, signed July 8, 2010.
Illinois Blueprint for Breastfeeding
HealthConnect One, the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Illinois WIC Program, and the University of Illinois School of Public Health are collaborating on a new statewide initiative to create a strategic plan to increase successful breastfeeding and to decrease disparities in breastfeeding rates across the state.
This public-private partnership will begin with an analysis of existing and emerging data to identify demographic trends in statewide breastfeeding rates, and to prioritize areas in which our efforts should be focused.
A series of conversations around the state has begun to engage stakeholders in critical thinking about priority issues and strategies. HealthConnect One will use the data analysis and the strategic conversations to publish a Blueprint for Breastfeeding, which will point the way toward decreasing demographic disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration in Illinois.
We are grateful for the generous financial support of the Polk Bros. Foundation for making this project possible.
Cook County, IL - Communities Putting Prevention to Work
The Cook County Department of Public Health received a grant award for suburban Cook County, as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease smoking - four critical actions for combating chronic diseases and promoting health. Breastfeeding promotion and support are specifically included as viable strategies for obesity prevention.
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