Current Work of the Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition

The Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition is currently working together to promote breastfeeding in Tasmania. Our Advocacy Plan 2010-2015 (PDF) outlines our current priorities for breastfeeding promotion, protection and support.

• Advocate for greater community support for, and acceptance of, breastfeeding in Tasmania
• Improve monitoring and reporting of breastfeeding rates in Tasmania and invest in breastfeeding research
• Encourage and support best practice breastfeeding services and strategies in Tasmania
• Provide leadership on breastfeeding in Tasmania through a strong supportive coalition

Achievements for 2010

• Conducting Partnership Evaluation of the Tasmanian Breastfeeding Coalition
• Development of our Advocacy Plan 2010-2015
• Delivering the Breastfeeding… Every Drop Counts initiative
• Publishing recent local breastfeeding data on our website
• Advocating for a breastfeeding benchmark during the Tasmania Together review