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SELCA NEWS
09-10 Officers
President: Maeve Howett
Vice President: Theresa Brown
Treasurer: Becky Lyons
Communications Liaison: Diane Frederick
Outreach Coordinator: Kat Chiu
SELCA MEETINGS
Temporary Link to 09 By Laws
CERPs offered for Active members at SELCA meetings
Contact:
Theresa Brown,
SELCA Vice President
CHAPTER
NEWS

Kat Chiu has accepted the role
of SELCA Chapter representative to USLCA. She will participate in the monthly
conference call and report information to the SELCA Executive Board. Many thanks
to Kat for volunteering for this role.
Teresa Brown is the alternate
representative and will assist Kat.
MANY THANKS KAT & TERESA!!!!

Breastfeeding babies
are always welcome
at SELCA meetings
New!
page: Bulletin Board
New! <<CALL TO ACTION>>
on this page
OF INTEREST
High profile
healthcare organizations submit
letter to
Internal Revenue Service regarding
reimbursement for breast pumps as healthcare
expense.
Read here.
Petition Facebook to allow pictures of mothers and babies breastfeeding.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2517126532
Do you know an MD or Dentist who will perform
posterior
frenotomy?
Contact
Ann Grider.
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Find your inner IBCLC!
Become
a professional lactation consultant. You may be eligible sooner than you
think. Click
here
NEW! June
23, 2009 PRESS
RELEASE FROM IBLCE regarding
Medela CERPS
Conference List
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2009 |
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June 2009 |
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13
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USLCA Webinar--
Glenda Dickerson “Making the Breastfeeding
Decision: How to Not Make it a Guilt trip”
Contact: Scott
scotts@imiae.com
or call him at 1-800-729-2776 ext. 163
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July 2009 |
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7
12:00 CST |
USLCA Webinar:, Liz Brooks “When Worlds Collide
Contact: Scott
scotts@imiae.com
or call him at 1-800-729-2776 ext. 163
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22-26 |
ILCA
annual conference - Orlando, FL |
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Sept 2009 |
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28-
Oct 2 |
Evergreen Perinatal Education & SWAG- Professional Education in
Breastfeeding and Lactation - Berkley,CA,
Brochure |
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2010
For those who plan ahead! |
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July 2010 |
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22-26 |
ILCA annual
conference - San Antonio, TX |
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Want your breastfeeding event or
contact information posted on our website?
Contact Website Manager Information is subject to
approval by
SELCA Executive Board
RESOURCES
GA
Breastfeeding Resource Directory
Email
Web Manager to
add your breastfeeding resource. Listing is FREE!
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IBCLC EXTRAS
IBLCE Scope of Practice
online
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<<CALL TO ACTION >>
CDC Scientists find rocket fuel in infant formula: Take
action, more info....
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HHS Call to Action on Breastfeeding
Individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit
comments describing new approaches that are most urgently needed to increase
breastfeeding rates through the following actions:
More info....
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Rep Carolyn Maloney plans to reintroduce the 2007
Breastfeeding Protection Act around Mother’s Day 2009. The USBC is actively
working to get coalition signatures on a petition. Once the new legislation is
introduced, the next step will be to solicit co-sponsors of the bill.
They are asking individuals that are members of a coalition to sign up for
alerts at the Coalitions Announcement
List Sign-Up:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5162/signUp.jsp?key=332
If you are not a member of a coalition, you can sign up for alerts at the News
and Action Alerts List Sign-Up:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5162/signUp.jsp?key=394
The Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2007 includes four provisions and the text of
2007 bill can be found:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.02236:
• Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding women from being
fired or discriminated against in the workplace.
• Provides tax incentives for businesses that establish private lactation areas
in the workplace.
• Provides for a performance standard to ensure breast pumps are safe and
effective.
• Allows breastfeeding equipment and lactation services to be tax deductible for
families.
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SELCA General
Membership is free & never expires! You may cancel at anytime.
Sign up for email list. That's it!
Updated
06/25/2009 |
SELCA ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP is $35 per calendar year. USLCA/ILCA
membership discounts, CERPs for meetings, networking with regional IBCLCs are
some of the benefits. Email
membership form to
Tammy Thompson.

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