Louisiana 2013 2013 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SCR42 Comm Sub / Analysis

                    Broome	SCR No. 42
Acknowledges the role of optimal infant nutrition during the first year of life and that new
mothers require information, guidance, and support to provide the best nutritional start for
their babies. 
Urges DHH to facilitate public-private collaboration with families and communities to
increase maternal and infant nutrition awareness, particularly in underserved areas, and
provide access to nutritional programs for mothers and their children beginning in utero and
throughout their first year of life.