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Strategic Policies Protect Breastfeeding in Workplaces and Schools

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
California,
Connecticut,
Guam,
Illinois,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Deborah Backman,
Infant and Child Health

Families who wish to breastfeed in the United States often face barriers in workplace and school settings. To address these disparities, federal, state, and territorial governments are adopting policies to improve lactation accommodations ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: How State Health Officials Can Make a Stand Against Menthol

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People of Public Health,
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Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
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Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
California,
Massachusetts,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Marcus Plescia

Tobacco control has been a public health success in states across the nation, but there is still work to be done, especially surrounding the popularity of menthol and other types of flavored tobacco.