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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The Role of Law and Policy in Assisting Families to Reach Healthy People’s Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Breastfeeding Goals in the United States

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Last Reviewed: May 2020

Workgroups: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup

This report is part of the Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy Project. The Project’s goal is to increase awareness of the roles law and policy play in improving health. The Project includes:

  • A series of reports, including this one on helping families to achieve breastfeeding goals
  • Webinars and other materials related to national health objectives

 
This report is meant for diverse audiences, like:

  • Community and tribal leaders
  • Government officials
  • Public health professionals
  • Health care providers
  • Lawyers
  • Social service providers
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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed exclusively through age 6 months — MICH‑15
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

1.

Barraza, L., Lebedevitch, C., and Stuebe, A. (2020). The Role of Law and Policy in Assisting Families to Reach Healthy People’s Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Breastfeeding Goals in the United States. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Retrieved from: https://www.healthypeople.gov/sites/default/files/MICH_report_2020.05.04_508_0.pdf.