bc baby-friendly network

promoting breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative TM in British Columbia

help Membership Criteria

MEMBERS
  • Protect, promote and support breastfeeding as the norm for feeding infants and young children
  • Have, or are willing to develop, a working knowledge of the Baby-Friendly Initiative
  • Represent an organization or program which is a good fit with the goals and objectives of the BC Baby-Friendly Network
    OR, in exceptional circumstances, at the discretion of the Chair
  • Are individuals who are not representing an organization, per se, but are committed to the goals and objectives of the Network
  • Are able and willing to actively contribute to the work of the Network, i.e. regularly commit to and complete tasks as the need arises, and in a way that fairly distributes the work of the network among the members (see terms of reference for the BC Baby-Friendly Network.)
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

There are two ways for an organization or an individual to apply for membership:
  1. An active member of the Network can sponsor the application of an organization or individual by presenting a written outline of the applicant’s qualifications with regard to our membership criteria, and tabling a proposal to accept the application during a regular Network meeting;
    OR
  2. The organization or individual may submit an application directly to the Chair of the Network. The application should list pertinent affiliations, describe the objectives of the organization and/or include the resume of the individual applying and how the applicant can contribute to the Network. The application will be discussed by the members at the next regular meeting.
Acceptance of the application would be arrived at by consensus among the BC Baby-Friendly Network members who are present at the meeting. The applicant, upon acceptance, would be invited to attend the next meeting of the network.

The size of the group is at the discretion of the Chair.

NON-MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS

Opportunities may arise for non-members to assist with projects of the Baby-Friendly Network. All contributions of this kind will be gratefully received.

All enquires regarding membership may be directed to: Barbara Selwood, Chair or Sandra Yates, Membership Secretary.