Breastfeeding Coalition of Polk County

Contact:
Karen Goff
WIC Program, River Plaza
2300 Euclid, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-282-6702
kgoff@broadlawns.org

Mission Statement: To improve the public health of our communities by making breastfeeding the norm through education, advocacy, and collaboration with the Iowa Breastfeeding Coalition and other breastfeeding advocates.

Next Meeting: We meet the 2^nd Monday of every month at 3:15 pm at the River Plaza WIC Program Conference Room, 2300 Euclid, Suite D in Des Moines.

Current Projects:

Hosting the Breastfeeding Education for Iowa Communities 4 hour training on March 5, 2012
Hosting the Center for Breastfeeding CLC 5 day training in 2012
Developed updated Breastfeeding Resource List for Polk County

Past Projects:

Breastfeeding training survey
“Affordable Health Care Begins Here” bus ad.