Dr. Michal Young, FAAP, will deliver the keynote address. Dr. Young is Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Nursery Services for Washington, DC General Hospital. She also sits on the US Surgeon General's Subcommittee on Breastfeeding and was involved in the development of the Health and Human Services Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding. The October 2000 document called for action in promoting breastfeeding, particularly in the African American community, which has some of the lowest rates in the country. The Breastfeeding Community Conference is sponsored by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Nutrition Services WIC Program and the San Francisco Breastfeeding Promotion Coalition.
Additional sponsorship comes from the Bay Area Kaiser Breastfeeding Centers.