Arizona Baby Steps for Breastfeeding Success – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

The Road to Lifelong Health Begins with Breastfeeding

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:05-07:00August 6th, 2012|General|

The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week and it has been for 20 years. This year’s theme is The Road to Lifelong Health Begins with Breastfeeding. Those long-term benefits apply to both mothers and babies. When babies are fed human milk, they are more likely to avoid obesity, less likely to die from [...]

Communities Putting Prevention to Work

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:49-07:00April 21st, 2011|Prevention|

Our ADHS Communities Putting Prevention to Work Program was highlighted at a national CDC conference this month with over 1,000 attendees from states, territories, communities and tribes. Our team presented on the Arizona Baby Steps for Breastfeeding Success that’s working with 31 Arizona Perinatal Trust certified hospitals to develop institutional changes in maternity care practices [...]