BreastfeedLA Legislative Ambassadors
BreastfeedLA Ambassadors are volunteers who:
- Advocate for breastfeeding-friendly legislation
- Write letters and takes meetings with Federal and California policy makers
- Educate their communities and employers about breastfeeding policy
- Share BreastfeedLA policy positions, action alerts and messages
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as a BreastfeedLA liaison with the assigned state legislators
- Familiarize yourself with the legislator’s position on breastfeeding
- Develop a relationship with the legislator and the appropriate health policy
- Request to be included in district mailings to constituents
- Receive notices of local meetings/hearings conducted by legislators
- Maintain records of your advocacy correspondence/contacts
- Document and share reports of all contacts (phone, letter, visit) and outcomes to BreastfeedLA staff
- Participate in the BreastfeedLA Ambassadors training
- Attend Special Policy Days, held annually in June, to advocate for breastfeeding, if available
For more information and to sign up, please contact: info@Breastfeedla.org
Steering Committee
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