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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-588

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Breastfeeding Awareness and Support Program; Breastfeeding and Birthing Hospital and Birthing Centers Initiative for State Fiscal Year 2012-2013

[42 Pa.B. 1741]
[Saturday, March 31, 2012]

 The Department of Health's Breastfeeding Awareness and Support Program (Program) is announcing the Breastfeeding and Birthing Hospital and Birthing Centers Initiative for State Fiscal Year 2012-2013 (July 2, 2012, to June 30, 2013). This initiative aims to support and enhance existing breastfeeding activities within birthing hospitals/centers across this Commonwealth with the overarching goals of continuing to develop baby friendly birthing hospitals and centers and increasing this Commonwealth's overall breastfeeding initiation and duration rates.

 Total funding of $50,000 is available to fund between 10 and 12 small no-bid grants at $3,000 to $4,999 each for the period of July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. For additional information or to apply, visit the Program's web page at http://www.health.state.pa.us/breastfeeding and click on the link ''2012-2013 Birthing Hospital/Center Small No-Bid Grant Application'' under the Quick Links section of the page. Note, funding for these grants will not be made available until the State Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Commonwealth budget is passed by the Legislature.

 Persons with questions regarding this information should contact Kay Hoover, Coordinator of the Breastfeeding Awareness and Support Program, c-kahoover@pa.gov, (717) 772-2763.

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this Notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact Kay Hoover, Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health, Health and Welfare Building, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120 or (717) 772-2763, or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

ELI N. AVILA, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-588. Filed for public inspection March 30, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]



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