Northwest Community Hospital has trained six community-based bilingual counselors who will bring breastfeeding education to the Latino community in addition to supporting women after delivery. The initiative is in response to the nation’s growing obesity epidemic, with statistics showing that breastfed babies are 30 percent less likely to become overweight. The prevention strategy is funded [...]
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Combating Obesity: Northwest Community Hospital Bilingual Counselors will Educate Pregnant Women on Breastfeeding
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Model Communities Grant Helps NCH Promote Benefits of Exclusive Breastfeeding
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Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights has received a $65,000 federal grant under the Model Communities program to encourage mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months for optimal health benefits. The grant is a partnership project between the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago and the Cook County Department of Public [...]
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