Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week
| August 05, 2021 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Open to all families in the community. |
Event Location
Santa Rosa County Health Department
5527 Stewart Street
Milton, FL 32514
Event Contact
WIC Breastfeeding Staff
850-983-5250
Price: Free
Join us in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week!
Hosted by WIC Breastfeeding Staff
- Light refreshments will be provided
- Toddler activities
- Raffle drawings for door prizes!
About World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration held every year from the 1st to the 7th of August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
Much has been achieved in more than 20 years of global action supporting women in combining breastfeeding and work, particularly the adoption of the revised ILO Convention 183 on Maternity Protection with much stronger maternity entitlements, and more country actions on improving national laws and practices. At the workplace level, we have also seen more actions taken to set up breastfeeding or mother-friendly workplaces including awards for breastfeeding-friendly employers, as well as greater mass awareness on working women’s rights to breastfeed.
- Schedule
Event Starts: 9:00 AM
Event Ends: 11:00 AM
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