BreastfeedLA Education Committee
The BreastfeedLA Education Committee is dedicated to advancing breastfeeding education and support throughout Los Angeles and Southern California. Our committee plays a vital role in shaping impactful programs, events, and resources for lactation professionals, parents, and community members.
Our Mission: We foster a collaborative environment for learning, connection, and advocacy. Through webinars, seminars, and community events, we address current topics and emerging needs in lactation.
What We Do:
- Program Development: Select speakers and topics for educational events and develop annual programming.
- Partnership Building: Build partnerships and seek sponsorships to expand our reach and resources.
- Community Engagement: Host networking and engagement events to strengthen our regional community of lactation advocates and professionals.
- Curriculum Review: Regularly review and update our lactation education curriculum to reflect the latest research and protocols.
Benefits of Joining: Education Committee members enjoy perks like free tickets to in-person events they volunteer at, access to select webinars, and leadership opportunities within our committee. Join us to make a lasting impact in the lactation field and connect with passionate professionals!
To Sign Up: Fill out our interest form at tinyurl.com/conteduinterest or email Natalie Akins at nakins@breastfeedla.org.
BreastfeedLA Legislative Ambassadors
BreastfeedLA advocates for breast/chestfeeding families by identifying the barriers to successful breast/chestfeeding.
Currently, birthing people commonly face barriers such as:
- Hospital policies that discourage breast/chestfeeding
- Health insurance reimbursement problems
- Workplace discrimination on the basis of breast/chestfeeding
- Public breast/chestfeeding discrimination
Addressing these barriers is a major focus of our work.
BreastfeedLA, working with community partners, has championed legislation that:
- Mandated HMO coverage of breast/chestfeeding services and pumps,
- Required state agencies to inform pregnant people about current lactation accommodation laws
- Mandated hospital policies to support lactation
- Made breast/chestfeeding a civil right in California
- Removed barriers to CalWORKS participants who are lactating
Become a volunteer BreastfeedLA Legislative Ambassador and join our advocacy work! BreastfeedLA Ambassadors are volunteers who:
- Advocate for breast/chestfeeding-friendly legislation
- Write letters and takes meetings with Federal and California policy makers
- Educate their communities and employers about breast/chestfeeding 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 breast/chestfeeding
- 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 breast/chestfeeding, if available
For more information and to sign up, please contact: info@Breastfeedla.org