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WIC WORKS: Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: What’s the Connection?

WIC WORKS: Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: What’s the Connection?. Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM – 12 PM PST AGENDA : Introductions & Overview -- Laurie True, Executive Director, CWA

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WIC WORKS: Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: What’s the Connection?

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  1. WIC WORKS: Breastfeeding and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: What’s the Connection? For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768 Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:30 AM – 12 PM PST AGENDA: Introductions & Overview-- Laurie True, Executive Director, CWA Research Report: Breastfeeding & Obesity Connections-- Shannon Whaley, Director of Research & Evaluation, PHFE WIC Program Sugar-Sweetened Beverages & Obesity Connections-- Harold Goldstein, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy Questions and Answers

  2. Webinar Objectives For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768 Review research and implications for: Breastfeeding’s protection against early obesity in a WIC population. Links between breastfeeding and lower intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Public health efforts to turn the obesity tide.

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  6. California WIC AssociationHealthy Families… Strong Communities… Bright Futures! For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768 A non-profit organization of directors of local WIC agencies Represents all parties interested in the operation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Provides training and staff development, public education and advocacy, research and policy analysis, and more. Seeks inclusion and partnership beyond the traditional WIC network, including other service providers, business and corporations, vendors, and the general public.

  7. Additional Resources For Audio: (314) 627-1515 Webinar ID: 478-174-768 Check back for Webinar Recording & Presentations:http://calwic.org/events/wic-works-webinars-2012 WIC WORKS Policy Brief: Higher Breastfeeding Rates Can Reduce Obesityhttp://calwic.org/storage/WIC_WORKS_Breastfeeding_Can_Reduce_Obesity.pdf Other CWA policy briefs and publications on breastfeeding:http://calwic.org/news-a-publications/publications-library Kick the Can: Giving the Boot to Sugary Drinkshttp://www.kickthecan.info/

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