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Denton Regional Medical Center has received the Texas Ten Step program designation and joins as our 99th TTS member! Congratulations to Liz Rock, RN, BSN and her staff for all their hard work in completing the application. Which facility will be 100??????????????????????
Longtime breastfeeding support advocate, Pamela Berens, MD, is helping Texas DSHS, WIC and NICHQ to lead the cause. Read more HERE about the Texas Ten Step Star Achiever Collaborative
The WIC online catalog now has several new and updated breastfeeding resource materials available. Texas Ten Step designated facilities have access through their online login to order directly, but all are welcome to print from the PDF file in the “browse” mode. If you …
An additional resource has been added to Step 6 of the Resources for Health Care Providers page on the Texas Ten Step website. WIC Publication: Making Every Ounce Count: How to Give the Best When Mom is Away is available through the …
Another Texas birthing facility has been added to the Texas Ten Step designation family. Welcome Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in Seguin- our total now stands at 97! We are steadily creeping up to that 100 mark. Way to go Shawna …
Good news travels in pairs as Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center has also joined the Give the Bag the Boot group of facilities in Texas!! Join the TTS program in congratulating this facility in this effort and remember to get listed on www.banthebags.org! Way …
Exciting news out of San Antonio as FIVE facilities in the Baptist Health System have officially terminated the use of the discharge breastmilk substitute (formula) bag given to new mothers! This achievement is no small feat- these facilities have further established their committment to improving the …
A new download-able PDF file has been added both to TTS.org under the Marketing Breastfeeding tab and the Texas WIC online catalog: DSHS-Moving Birthing Facilities toward Recommended Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care. This info-graphic can be utilized by breastfeeding advocates, …
The WKKF released a powerful new video entitled “Growing a First Food Movement—Coming Together in Support of Breastfeeding at their inaugural First Food Forum last week. Tracy Erickson, IBCLC and the Texas WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator presented information on the Every Ounce Counts campaign …
The USBC (United States Breastfeeding Committee) and the CDC held a webinar discussing the mPINC survey and how to use the data to educate and inform hospital staff, physicians and other stakeholders. The link below is to the recorded webinar …
Hand expression is an invaluable tool for all mothers to learn in the early days and weeks of breastfeeding. It is especially helpful to treat engorgement which some mothers face within the first few days of milk production or for those mothers …
The Texas Ten Step program was highlighted this month in Advance for Nurses, an online and print publication. Click HERE to view the article!
The Hospital Breastfeeding Toolkit is a set of resources and tools for maternity hospitals working on breastfeeding quality improvement projects and pursuing implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative’s “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.”Developed by HealthConnect One, this toolkit reflects lessons …
The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) and DSHS have announced the 20 hospitals selected for the first of three Cohorts to participate in the Texas Ten Step Star Achiever Breastfeeding Learning Collaborative. For more information, see NICHQs press …
Congratulations to the Medical Center of Lewisville- they join the 95 other Texas designated facilities that have made addressing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding a priority. Way to go!
The International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) will host a free webinar, Developing a Successful Hospital Lactation Program, on January 10th at 6pm EST. Presented by Rebecca Mannel, BS, IBCLC, FILCA, the presentation will describe key elements in developing and maintaining …
The Joint Commission today announced that it will expand performance measurement requirements for accredited general medical/surgical hospitals from four to six core measure sets. The additional requirements, which are part of The Joint Commission’s ORYX® performance measurement initiative to stimulate …
Congratulations Texas Health Presbyterian Rockwall on their 2012 Texas Ten Step facility designation! There are now 95 designated facilities and counting- reaching for triple digits by the end of the year. Do you know of a non-TTS designated facility in …
If you or your organization is interested in a breastfeeding promotion project, order this window cling (also available in Spanish) along with our flyer to display in local hotspots/ businesses. Encourage your community to show their support for breastfeeding …
Someday Starts Now is the public campaign of the Healthy Texas Babies Initiative, led by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The program’s goal is to reduce infant mortality in Texas. With support from local communities, health care providers …
Two online breastfeeding training resources: Virginia Department of Health and University of Virginia Breastfeeding CME The CME site has had thousands of participants to date from all over the world and is utilized by hospitals to fulfill breastfeeding education required for Baby …
Presented by an experienced postpartum doula/CBE, this webinar will help other educators sort through the current newborn care techniques and provide teaching tips that will help parents feel competent and confident as they welcome their new babies. Click HERE to …
The Texas Ten Step Star Achiever Breastfeeding Learning Collaborative: An Initiative to Improve Infant Nutrition and Care is an initiative of the Texas Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the National …
Another Texas birthing facility has been added to the DSHS program which now totals 94. Congratulations Trinity Mother Frances hospital in Tyler and thank you for your commitment to supporting breastfeeding mothers and infants in Texas!
The Texas WIC News is published every other month by the Department of State Health Services, PO Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714-9347. Subscriptions are free. Issues can be viewed in pdf format on this Web page. Requests for a subscription …
A compelling video featured on the Lactation Matters blog highlighting the importance of donor breastmilk for the most fragile of infants, Premature and MicroPreemie’s: http://youtu.be/–84g_uIuhE For more information on your local Milk Bank: https://www.hmbana.org/
This is a recent post from Dr. Jane Heinig out of UC Davis in California in which she provides tips on how to be a good visitor to mothers of new infants. Her blog focuses on infant feeding and other infant …
If you are a Texas birthing facility that has removed all breastmilk substitute sponsored discharge bags from your facility, contact me at: texastenstep@dshs.state.tx.us For more information on this national initiative along with resources for how to get started, visit: http://www.banthebags.org
RSVP to Join the Healthy Texas Babies Webinar Please join the Texas Department of State Health Services for a webinar on October 26, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. CDT to learn about the Healthy Texas Babies initiative and the tools that …
The Texas Department of State Health Services Grand Rounds learning journey will resume on September 19, 2012. Please join us for the Fall semester featuring eight presentations on consecutive Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:30pm. You may participate in the K-100 Lecture Hall …
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