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The Lactation Support Center Staff and
Star Achiever WIC Representatives provid-
ed conference attendees with information
on how to best engage their community
and health care partners through educa-
tion, collaborative projects, and great cus-
tomer service. The Lactation Foundation in
Houston uses technology such as web-
based cameras that allow WIC participants
and LA staff across Texas access to bilin-
gual IBCLCs. The Lactation Care Center
of Dallas has partnered with surrounding
hospitals involved in national and state
quality improvement breastfeeding proj-
ects to develop Baby Friendly skills train-
ing which has trained over 1,000 nurses.
Mom's Place in Austin tailors each mother/
baby consult to best meet the needs of the
growing number of clients they serve as
well as being involved in several commu-
nity health coalitions. Star Achiever panel
member Layne Walker provided great ex-
amples of how engaging your health-care
partners is vital to bridging the gap be-
tween the hospital and community. Walker
described the goal of the Star Achiever and
encouraged WIC staff to learn more about
how they can become involved in their
respective areas. Deborah Parnell with City
of Dallas WIC described a newly devel-
oped Grandmother's Class that she helped
launch with Methodist Charlton Medi-
cal Center which is designed to educate
grandmothers on the best way to support
their breastfeeding daughters. For more
information on the Star Achiever Initiative,
visit www.TexasTenStep.org. CONTRIBUTED BY
VERONICA HENDRIX LVN, IBCLC, RLC
Cultural Diversity
PRESENTED BY KIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS, BA, MS
Kimberly Seals Allers discussed ways in
which breastfeeding is affected by culture,
with discussion about racial stereotypes,
historical trauma, and first food deserts.
Allers covered common breastfeeding
barriers cited by minorities, particularly Af-
rican Americans, and gave attendees new
approaches and messaging for addressing
them. She encouraged all participants to
challenge their assumptions surrounding
minority populations and reminded par-
ticipants of the importance of addressing
members of the mother's social circle andincluding return to work logistics in the
conversations. CONTRIBUTED BY TRACY
ERcisom, RD, IBCLC, RLC
Preconference workshop - Secrets of
Baby Behavior: Supporting Informed
Infant Feeding Decisions
PRESENTED BY JANE HEINIG, PHD, IBCLC
DIRECTOR, HUMAN LACTATION CENTER, UC DAviS
Dr. Jane Heinig's dynamic pre-conference
session discussed how a parent's misin-
terpretation of baby cues can influence
feeding practices. She covered what is
normal for common concerns like cry-
ing, waking, hunger cues, and sleep. Most
importantly, she provided tools on how to
best help parents recognize and respond
to their baby's cues. This workshop was a
kickoff to the statewide train-the-trainer
Baby Behavior Campaign for Texas WIC.
Attendees received training materials to
help them provide Baby Behavior train-
ing to their LA staff. If you would like more
information on the Texas Baby Behavior
Campaign or how to get training materials,
please contact Kaylene Thompson at kay-
lene.thompson@dshs.state.tx.us, 1-512-
341-4512 or Katie Coyne at katie.coyne@
dshs.state.tx.us, 1-512-341-4514. To stay
up-to-date, follow the UC Davis Human
Lactation Center blog at http:/ /www.
secretsofbabybehavior.com. CONTRIBUTED BY
KAYLENE THOMPSON, RD, LD
Breast Pump Updates: Straight from
the State
PRESENTED BY LINDSEY RANDAL L, RD, IBCLC,
RLC
With the changing landscape of health
care, most health plans and all Medicaid,
CHIP and CHIP Perinate managed care
health plans are now covering breastfeed-
ing support and supplies, including breast
pumps. This session served to equip LAs
with resources and information on the
changes to expect in the Texas WIC Breast
Pump program. Resources and materials
for breast pump issuance are being revised
to reflect these changes and include poli-
cies BF: 05.0 and BF: 06.0; Single User Loan
contract forms WIC-50 and 50A; and Multi
User Release contract forms WIC-51 and
51A. LAs may direct any questions to theNovember/December 2014
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