Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium - 2012
Registration will close March 26th at 5:00 PM
- When : March 29-30, 2012
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Where : Greensboro Marriot Downtown located at 304 North Greene St. Greensboro, NC, 27401
Phone: 336-379-8000 - At UNCG contact : Dr. Paige Hall Smith for more information
Purpose and Background
This year's conference theme is:Considering women in Advancing the Surgeon General's Call To Action
In 2010 The US Surgeon General issued a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin writes that she issued this call “because the time has come to set forth the important roles and responsibilities of clinicians, employers, communities, researchers, and government leaders and to urge us all to take on a commitment to enable mothers to meet their personal goals for breastfeeding”. This call to action sets forth 6 areas for action. This Call to Action addresses issues similar to those put forward by the European Union Blueprint for Breastfeeding. Presenters, from both the US and around the world, will describe discuss the ways in which we can implement programs, policies, research or other actions that engage women, empower women, build upon and value women’s knowledge and experiences, and keep women’s needs and gender issues at the forefront as we advance the call to action.
Please see the Agenda for the conference (PDF) posted March 26, 2012. Check back for updates.