SOUTHEASTERN LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATION

SELCA: NETWORKING - GROWING - EDUCATING - CONNECTING

SELCA RIBBONS!

Are you a SELCA member and attending any upcoming breastfeeding conferences? If so, be sure to stop by the SELCA information booth at each of these programs and pick up your latest piece of "bling", our new SELCA member ribbons. Attach one to your conference badge, so everybody knows you are a SELCA member. When they ask you about being a SELCA member, you can tell them what a wonderful organization you belong to, and then send them over to the SELCA booth to find more information. Hope to see you all at the conferences!

SELCA 2012 MEETINGS
February 18, 2012
May 19, 2012
August 18, 2012
November 17, 2012
ONE TIME
10:00-12:00 Education:
12:00-12:30 Business:
12:30 Lunch on your own with colleagues
ONE LOCATION
Northside Hospital
980 Building
Ground Floor Auditorium
FIND IT: Click here for campus map

SELCA BUSINESS MEETINGS

Celebrate YOUR Day!

IBCLC Day is March 7, 2012

Whatever setting you work in and where ever you are in the world, as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant you assist families to make a difference for their infants and young children.IBCLCs Make an Impact! Use this day to raise awareness and celebrate your value.
More info and resources at www.ilca.org.

New AAP Breastfeeding Policy

The new breastfeeding policy from the AAP also has some significant changes besides the agreement on 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding.
Click on the AAP image above to see the full policy.

Baby-Friendly Hospitals in Georgia?

Here’s some great news for Georgia birthing hospitals that are moving toward -- or even talking about -- becoming Baby-Friendly! Take a few minutes to read about the Best Fed Beginnings initiative, funded by the CDC. Click this link to find out about this great opportunity for funding, education and support . Then share the news with your hospital decision-makers. Recruiting for interested birthing facilities starts in April. http://www.nichq.org/our_projects/cdcbreastfeeding.html

Need more information? Contact Marcia Hunter, State Breastfeeding Coordinator, at mmhunter2@dhr.state.ga.us or 404-657-3141.

SELCA is an official Chapter of USLCA/ILCA

United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) is the USA affiliate of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA). USLCA concentrates energy and funding on issues pertinent only to USA based IBCLC's. Membership in USLCA is bundled with membership in ILCA.
The Purposes of this Chapter are to:
    -Serve as a network for lactation professionals.
    -Enhance the reputation, image and credibility of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) according the the Scope of Practice for International Board Certified Lacation Consultants.
    -Provide continuing education for the membership and surrounding community.
    -Serve as a local chapter of the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) and affiliate of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)

Networking, Growing, Educating, Connecting
SELCA Active Membership

Membership options

It's easy to Join SELCA

Become an IBCLC

You may be eligible sooner than you think. 2012 Requirements for new IBCLCs

Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition is re-organizing

The Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition (GBC), an alliance of individuals
and organizations seeking to improve the overall health of families in
Georgia by working collaboratively to protect, promote and support
breastfeeding, is pleased to welcome Claire Eden, BA, IBCLC, RLC.
Claire will serve as the Coalition Coordinator in a part-time capacity
based at the Georgia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics office in
Atlanta. Claire will work with GBC President Mary Nicholson Jackson to
establish a coalition steering committee to strategize Coalition
projects and goals and nominate a slate of officers to be elected at the
June 6, 2012 general meeting. She will publish a quarterly GBC
newsletter to update members and stakeholders on coalition activities,
meetings, research and news. She will also help the existing local
coalitions recruit members and strengthen their impact as well as help
form new coalitions in communities across Georgia. Claire has been
supporting breastfeeding families since 1998 through La Leche League
International and as a board certified lactation consultant since 2009.

The GBC is reorganizing and looking for members to serve on the new
board and as committee chairs. Please contact Claire to ensure you are
on the GBC mailing list, volunteer, nominate a colleague or community
member, or to pass along information for the newsletter.

You can contact Claire Eden at ceden@gaaap.org