U.S. flag An official website of the United States government.
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

i

Breastfeeding Report Card: United States, 2013

Public Domain
File Language:
English


Details

  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity.
  • Description:
    There are many ways that communities can support mothers and babies that breastfeed, and everyone plays a role. The CDC Breastfeeding Report Card brings together state-by-state information to help tell the story of breastfeeding practices and supports in states.

    Improving the health of mothers and their children is a primary goal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding, with its many known benefits for infants, children, and mothers, are key strategies to accomplish this goal.

    There are many ways that communities can support mothers and babies that breastfeed, and everyone plays a role. The CDC Breastfeeding Report Card brings together state-by-state information to help tell the story of breastfeeding practices and supports in states. It compiles many types of data so that public health practitioners in states can monitor progress, celebrate successes, and identify opportunities to inform and work with health professionals, employers, business owners, and community members.

  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Breastfeeding Report Card
  • Document Type:
    Report
  • Genre:
    Statistics
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    7 numbered pages
  • Collection(s):
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:8ff96058af8901e7ab72542a53b6d6ad9145fd64103b9123b48c26cf45a3827df1bc23f4556c1d72ea45021b85215a32371222e644b57e6c3e0afb9a46dec2b6
  • Download URL:
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.12 MB ]
PREVIOUS
File Language:
English
ON THIS PAGE
Details
CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
BACK TO TOP