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Look what you’ve done If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Observer staff highlight just some of the victims of bullying. Today the public is encouraged to wear pink for Pink Shirt Day as an antibullying statement. Karen Powell photo
NH Growing for Gold program highlights breastfeeding-friendly businesses AUTUMN MACDONALD Observer Reporter Northern Health is encouraging Gold Pan businesses to support breastfeeding on their premises through a new program. The Growing for Gold program would offer businesses the opportunity to display a free decal, saying, Naturally, you can
breastfeed here, which each business can then display in their window, showcasing their support. The decal will also aim to show shoppers and pedestrians they are welcome to breastfeed at that location. Businesses and facilities that participate in the program will also be included on the Breastfeeding Friendly Places
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List on Northern Health’s Growing for Gold webpage, so breastfeeding mothers can look for information before they leave their homes on places where they can comfortably breastfeed. The webpage also features information for businesses and facilities on creating breastfeedingfriendly environments. “Children that are given
a strong start have a great foundation to build on for lifelong health and breastfeeding is one piece of a strong foundation,” Northern Health’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Sandra Allison said. “By identifying breastfeeding-friendly locations in the north through the Growing for Gold campaign, we can improve the health of our children,
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our families, and our environment and positively impact the cultural perception around public breastfeeding.” Northern Health has a number of services available for mothers to support them in breastfeeding. For information and support programs, contact your local health unit, or check out northernhealth.
ca. Additionally, breastfeeding information, tools and resources are available on the Healthy Families B.C. website atwww.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/ If a business in Quesnel would like a decal and to become part of the program, it is encouraged to sign up on the website and a decal will be sent to the business.
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