Florida Breastfeeding Coalition Inc.
Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Project




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About the Florida
Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Recognition Award
The Florida Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Recognition Program is an award program to recognize businesses who are providing support in the workplace to their breastfeeding employees.  Businesses will be evaluated based on a set of criteria for three levels of breastfeeding support: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Businesses that meet the criteria outlined in the above application will be recognized with a plaque and recognition on this web site as well as in press releases to local media. Applications can be emailed, mailed or faxed to the information at the bottom of the form.

Dept. of Health and Human Services Publication on Employers who have
lactation programs and how they are set up in their business.
Workplace Breastfeeding Programs: Employer Case Studies. Developed by the Business Group’s Center for Prevention and Health Services in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, this 12-page issue brief presents exemplary employer case studies to provide guidance regarding the development, implementation and evaluation of workplace breastfeeding programs.
Recognition Awards
for Breastfeeding Friendly Employers in Florida

Gold Level
Exactech Inc, Gaineville, FL
NCH Healthcare Systems, Inc. Naples, FL

Silver Level
CITI Family Center, Jacksonville, FL
Bronze Level
Port Orange Nursing and Rehab, Port Orange, FL





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