{"id":20318,"date":"2024-11-07T10:45:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eriecohealthohio.com\/?p=20318"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:51:43","slug":"lugar-de-trabajo-favorable-a-la-lactancia-materna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eriecohealthohio.com\/es\/breastfeeding-friendly-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Lugar de trabajo favorable a la lactancia materna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Erie County Health Department Named Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Sandusky, OH] \u2013 November 5, 2024 \u2013<\/strong> The Erie County Health Department has been awarded the Gold Award for Breastfeeding Workplace for 2024. The award is given by the Ohio Department of Health in collaboration with the Ohio Breastfeeding Alliance and recognizes the agency\u2019s unwavering commitment to supporting breastfeeding in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Erie-Huron County WIC program led the way for this award by creating an agency-wide lactation policy; part of the policy extended break times for nursing mothers. The WIC program also worked with agency leadership to create a lactation room and keeps ready a supply of breastfeeding pumps for staff members in the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis award highlights our agency\u2019s commitment to promoting healthy choices and supporting families,\u201d said Peter T. Schade, Erie County Health Commissioner. \u201cWe are proud of our WIC program\u2019s dedication to improving the health and well-being of our community \u2013 especially working mothers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WIC program is passionate about breastfeeding, both in the workplace and in the home. In 2023, Erie-Huron County WIC was awarded the USDA\u2019s Gold Award for Breastfeeding Promotion. The program was one of only three WIC programs in Ohio and 17 in the entire Midwest region to receive this recognition, highlighting the program\u2019s position as a leader in breastfeeding support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly honored to receive this recognition from the Ohio Department of Health,\u201d said Andrea Caudill, Public Health Nursing and WIC Director. \u201cOur staff is committed to creating a supportive environment in the workplace and at home for breastfeeding mothers. We want to ensure moms have the resources they need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Erie-Huron County WIC Program offers a variety of services to support breastfeeding mothers, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Breastfeeding counseling and education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breast pump distribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lactation support groups<br><br>The Erie-Huron County WIC Program is a federally funded program that provides nutritious foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. For more information about Erie-Huron County WIC or the Erie County Health Department, please visit www.eriecohealthohio.com.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/eriecohealthohio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lact_Room-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lact Room 1 Image\" class=\"wp-image-20319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eriecohealthohio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lact_Room-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/eriecohealthohio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lact_Room-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eriecohealthohio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lact_Room-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erie County Health Department Named Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace [Sandusky, OH] \u2013 November 5, 2024 \u2013 The Erie County Health Department has been awarded the Gold Award for Breastfeeding Workplace for 2024. 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