Media Coverage of the 2018 World Health Assembly Resolution on Infant and Young Child Feeding
July 10, 2018
See below for some of the recent articles and statements relating to the 2018 WHA resolution on infant and young child feeding and the controversy surrounding our country’s involvement. We’ll continue to add coverage as we are able.
Original New York Times Article | 2nd New York Times Article
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Dean Rimer’s blogpost
CNN Article featuring CGBI’s Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine blogpost by CGBI’s Dr. Alison Stuebe
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine statement
United States Breastfeeding Committee statement
United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) Call for Action and Joint Statement Sign-on Request
American Public Health Association (APHA) statement
Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) sign-on letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) statement
National WIC Association statement
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) perspective
International Lactation Consultant Association statement
The Conversation with Dr. Joan Younger Meek