Author(s) : Alison Bartlett Publisher : UNSW Date       : 2005 Pages     : 207 Format    : PDF ISBN-10  : 0868409693 ISBN-13  : 978-0868409696

Breastwork is a beautifully written and accessible guide to the many unexplored cultural meanings of breastfeeding in contemporary society. Of all our bodily functions, lactation is perhaps the most mysterious and least understood. Promoted primarily in terms of its nutritional benefits to babies, its place -- or lack of it -- in Western culture remains virtually unexplored. Bartlett’s travels through this neglected maternal terrain are both intriguing and inspiring, as she shows how breastfeeding can be a transformative act, rather than a moral duty.

Looking at breastfeeding in relation to medicine, the media, sexuality, maternity, and race, Bartlett provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of the ways in which we represent breastfeeding to ourselves and the many arbitrary limits we place around it.

About the Author
Alison Bartlett is the director of the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of Western Australia.

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Author(s) : Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Publisher : Jossey-Bass Date       : 2005 Pages     : 304 Format    : PDF ISBN-10  : 0787983683 ISBN-13  : 978-0787983680

In keeping our promise to improve the health and health care of all Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has developed an impact framework that sets long-, medium-, and short-term objectives for each of our priority areas. Over the past few years, we have become increasingly sophisticated about using all of our resources to achieve these objectives. Although writing checks may be central to our work, we have many other tools at our disposal. Among them are what I call “the five Cs” of effective philanthropy, and the way we employ them can be seen throughout this volume of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology.

The five Cs are:
* Communicating
* Convening
* Coordinating
* Connecting
* Counting

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