WHEREAS, enhancing maternal health is a fundamental value of Governor Youngkin’s “Healthy Moms, Healthy Families, and Healthy Communities” initiative and is of utmost importance to the happiness, vitality, and livelihood of our Commonwealth’s families and communities; and

حيث أن التغذية المثلى ذات أهمية حيوية في الأشهر والسنوات الأولى من العمر ولها تأثير مدى الحياة على الصحة المستدامة؛ و

حيث أن حليب الأم مصمم من الناحية الفسيولوجية لتلبية احتياجات الجهاز الهضمي الناضج للرضع، مما يضمن النمو والتطور السليم، ويساعد على الوقاية من مجموعة متنوعة من الأمراض الحادة والمزمنة؛ و

WHEREAS, breastfeeding is a natural, renewable food that is environmentally safe, produced and delivered without pollution or packaging waste, and is a sustainable infant feeding choice that strengthens community resiliency; and

WHEREAS, breastfeeding strengthens the emotional and physical bond between mother and child and provides women with health benefits such as recovering more quickly from childbirth, reduced risk of ovarian, uterine, and breast cancer, as well as osteoporosis and high blood pressure; and

WHEREAS, breast milk transmits key antibodies that prevent severe infections and promote effective immune modulation, inflammation regulation, and tissue development; and

WHEREAS, breastfeeding lowers the risk of postpartum depression and high blood pressure, which is prevalent among women following delivery; and

WHEREAS, breastfeeding is a public health focus area because the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion hopes to increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed at one year of age to 54%; and

WHEREAS, 73% of mothers return to full-time employment within 6 months of giving birth, so workplace lactation accommodation is necessary and critical to meeting this goal; and

حيث أن يمكن أن يكون حليب المتبرعات البشري المبستر المبستر علاجًا منقذًا لحياة الرضع الضعفاء طبيًا وجسرًا غذائيًا للرضاعة الطبيعية الخالصة، وقد تبرعت أمهات فرجينيا بسخاء بحليب الأم للمحتاجين؛ و

WHEREAS, food security and safe infant feeding is a priority to support healthy moms, families, and communities, and the Virginia Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and supplemental nutritious foods; and

WHEREAS, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action declared August 1-7, 2025, as World Breastfeeding Week, and the 2025 theme is “Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems;” and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Health strives to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a joint effort with hospital systems and community partners; and, to keep breastfeeding high on the public health agenda to improve the health and well-being of our communities;

وعليه، فإن ني، أنا غلين يونغكين ، أعترف بموجب هذا القانون بشهر أغسطس 2025 كموعد للتوعية بالتغذية الطبيعية في مقاطعة فيرجينيا، وأوجه انتباه جميع مواطنينا إلى هذا الاحتفال.