The event will be held Monday, August 16 from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. at the WIC program office in Modesto located at 401 Paradise Rd. in the West Modesto Community Center. The celebration will include cake and ice cream, the costume character IZZY the Bear and prize giveaways. More than 100 people attended the celebration in 2003.

“Breastfeeding is one the most important ways a mother can protect her infants health,” stated Sharon Winterberg, a registered dietitian with the WIC Program.

The celebration was founded by the World Health Organization.

The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency (HSA) is an outpatient medical system with 7 medical offices located throughout Stanislaus County. The HSA operates the Public Health Department, an Urgent Care Center and multiple programs serving over 500,000 patients and clients each year in Stanislaus County. The HSA has extensive community health information available at its web site www.hsahealth.org