Careers in Lactation Speaker Series
Virtual Certificated Lactation Educator Training
Virtual 95 hour Lactation Training
CSUN's Academic Program for Human Lactation
Lactation Curriculum Expands with Federal Grant
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Responsibilities of a Lactation Educator
Summary tables of external grants which have supported research, curriculum development and the development of experiential learning opportunities for CSUN students in the area of human lactation
| Title | Duration | Description of the Project |
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| Advancing Students' Competencies in the Health Sciences through a Breastfeeding Education Program | 8/2010 - 8/2013 | Grant provided support to:
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| Telephone-Based Support and Education to Promote Breastfeeding Rates Among Latina Medicaid Recipients | 10/2010 - 10/2013 | Grant provided support to conduct a research study that evaluated the impact on breastfeeding rates of lactation educators, who completed CSUN’s LEAARC recognized breastfeeding course, delivering prenatal and postpartum phone- based breastfeeding education to Latina mothers. |
| Advancing Professional Competencies of Graduate Students in the Area of Lactation Education | 9/2013 - 9/2016 | Grant provided support to develop and implement over a three-year period a semester long lactation education practicum for graduate nutrition students to provide phone-based breastfeeding education to pregnant women at local community health centers. |
| Increasing Hispanic Student Success in the Allied Health Fields | 10/1/14 - 10/1/19 | Grant provide support to increasing Hispanic graduate students’ career opportunities in the field of lactation. Activities included:
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| Pathways to Success for Hispanic Students as Registered Dietitians | 9/1/17 – 8/31/21 | Grant provides support to:
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| Pathway to Lactation Consulting for Human Sciences Students | 3/1/18 - 2/28/21 | Grant provides support to:
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| Developing California's Workforce: Creating Pathways for Latino Transfer Students in High Demand Careers | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21 | Grant provides support for promoting among first-generation low-income nursing transfer students career preparation in the field of Human Lactation. Activities will include:
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