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Business Outreach Outcome

Please complete this form no later than October 15, 2010 for each company with which you were able to meet.

*Your Name:
*Your Email Address:
*Name(s) of other trainees in group:
*Name of Business:
*Contact person / title
*Contact method

Did the business implement (or begin to implement) or augment a lactation support program?
Yes No Unsure

What components of a lactation support program were

pre-existing?

(Check all that apply) 		None
PumpRoom
Break Time to Express Milk
Hospital-grade Pump
Lactation Consultant
Written Policy, e.g: break time
Paid Family/Maternity Leave

What components of a lactation support program were

implemented?

(Check all that apply) 		PumpRoom
Break Time to Express Milk
Hospital-grade Pump
Lactation Consultant
Written Policy, e.g: break time
Paid Family/Maternity Leave

What future plans does the business have for implementation?

Does the business have any data to share regarding program use, success, etc.?
Yes No

Challenges & Barriers

In attempting to move from outreach to implementation, describe the type of challenges you encountered. (You may check multiple)
I/we did not feel sufficiently knowledgeable.
I/we felt uncomfortable approaching the business.
The businesses acted as though I/we were an annoyance/they were simply not interested.
I/we experienced multiple referrals in order to identify the correct decision-maker.
The business was concerned about potential resistance from other employees.
I/we had difficulty accessing information about the business.

What, if any, concerns were reported to you by the business? (You may check multiple)
The business felt it was unnecessary due to employee demographics (e.g. few or no female employees, no female employees of child bearing age.
The business felt it was unnecessary due to a lack of awareness (e.g. not aware of benefits of breastfeeding and/or demand for program).
The business felt it was too difficult to implement a policy/program.
The cost of the program was beyond the business's capabilities.
The business was unwilling to invest the resources required.
The business felt they did not have enough/adequate space for a lactation room.
The business reported limited/inadequate staff to implement a program.
The business indicated that they felt it was not the right time to implement a program given other company priorities.
Flex-time is not an option at this company.
Other (describe)

About the Business

Industry:
Industry Type (if applicable):

Sector: Publicly owned for profit organization
Privately owned non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization
Government agency

Business Size: Small (up to 50 employees)
Medium (51-499 employees)
Large (500+ employees)