Welcome to the Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Awareness and Support Program
Funding Opportunity
The Pennsylvania Department of Health's Bureau of Family Health is accepting small no-bid grant applications to support and enhance existing breastfeeding activities within birthing hospitals/centers across Pennsylvania with the overarching goals of continuing to develop baby friendly birthing hospitals and centers and increasing Pennsylvania’s overall breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. Please note: Applications are being accepted through May 11, 2012 but actual funding for these grants will not be made available until the State Fiscal Year 2012-13 Pennsylvania state budget is passed by the Legislature.
To view the 2012-13 Birthing Hospital/Center Small No-Bid Grant Application click on the first link under the heading "Quick Links".
The Pennsylvania Department of Health recognizes breastfeeding as the ideal nutrition for infants. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, continued breastfeeding for the first year and then for as long as mutually desired by mother and child. Mother's mik is best for both babies and mothers and offers complete nutrition that cannot be reproduced in formula.
The Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Awareness and Support Program was started in 2004 to increase the number of new mothers who choose breastfeeding as their long-term infant feeding method.
We hope our website will give you the resources and tools you need to promote and support breastfeeding in your community.
Give your baby the best start possible - breastfeed!
If you need more information, visit Handouts for Parents
or call the Healthy Baby Line at 800-986-BABY (2229).
