Healthy Children Project | Center For Breastfeeding

Mission Healthy Children Project's Center for Breastfeeding is a non-profit research and educational institution dedicated to increasing child health outcomes. Company Overview Through its Center for Breastfeeding, Healthy Children is the largest national provider of lactation management education for health care providers. More than 3,000 health providers, advocates and facilitators are educated annually through more than 80 offerings across the United States. These include five-day courses, certificate courses, workshops, seminars, self-study modules, national and international conferences. Educational offerings are held at hospitals, Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Programs, health department training facilities, colleges, and other locations suitable for adult education. Continuing education units are available to registered dietitians, registered nurses, and internationally board-certified lactation consultants through long-term provider agreements. Healthy Children faculty are leaders in the field who are recognized for their evidence-based scholarship as well as their clinical experience. Healthy Children Project is most well-known for our Lactation Counselor Training Program. There are more than 13,000 certified lactation counselors in the US working in hospitals, health departments, and private practice.