European
Blueprint
ILCA members
in several countries participated in development of a European
Blueprint for promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding.
Those assisting were: Genevieve Becker (Ireland), Anne-Marie
Kern (Austria), Madeline Lehmann-Buri (Switzerland, Maryse
Lehners-Arendt (Luxembourg), Caterina Band (Netherlands) and
Margot Mann (USA).[more]
ILCA
attends 15th Anniversary Celebration of Innocenti Declaration
ILCA's
Director of External Affairs, Angela Smith, and Margot Mann,
ILCA’s Liaison to the United Nations will represent
ILCA in Florence, Italy at ceremonies this month to mark the
15th anniversary of the adoption of the
Innocenti Declaration. [more]
Frequently
Asked Questions
The ILCA
office receives many of the same questions and can now refer
enquirers to a new FAQs section on ILCA’s website. [more]
Canadian
Community Health Service Designated Baby Friendly
Congratulations
to Mission Communautaire du Centre de Santé et des Services
Sociaux La Pommeraie, the second community health service
in Québec (and in Canada) to receive the Baby-FriendlyT designation.
Nominees
Needed for ILCA's Board of Directors
Are
you looking for a way to contribute to your
Association? Consider running for the ILCA Board of Directors.
Two positions will be filled this year. The Director
of Member and Affiliate Services addresses the needs
and concerns of individual and affiliate members worldwide,
developing programs and projects to enhance ILCA membership.
The Director at Large will coordinate many
items relating to professional development, including contacts
with the Research Committee, the International Lactation Education
Accreditation Council (ILEAC) and Journal of Human Lactation
staff and publisher. [more]
Renew
Your ILCA Membership for 2006
Membership
renewals are now due for 2006. You should have received
your invoice by mail in recent weeks, unless you renewed
for two years in 2005. As well as renewing by mail,
you can also renew on the ILCA website quickly and easily,
and save on postage! You will need your member ID which
is listed on your renewal form. Unless you have changed
it, your password is your last name. If you wish to
renew online for two years, make a charitable contribution
or change your membership category, please contact the
ILCA office at info@ilca.org
in advance, so that your online renewal form can be
adjusted accordingly.
A
group
membership discount rate is offered this year
Renew
by December 31, 2005 to ensure continued access to the
Members Only area of the website and delivery of your
Journal of Human Lactation.
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at any of its 500 stores, a percentage of every purchase goes
directly to ILCA. Please sign up today at iGive.com
for a free membership (there is no cost or obligation) so
that your online purchases can raise funds for ILCA programs.
ILCA's
Online Discussion Board
Would
you like to share an interesting case or get an answer to
a clinical question? Post a message on ILCA's online
discussion board! Besides the Clinical Practice forum,
read or participate in forums for Hospital-based IBCLCs, Private
Practice IBCLCs, IBCLCs in NICU, Third Party Reimbursement,
Preparing for the IBLCE exam and Ethics. Use your Member ID
and password to log into the Members Only topics.
Babies
Were Born to be Breastfed
This message
of the U.S. Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign was spotted at
a bus shelter in Manhasset, New York! [more]
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