PEA POD NUTRITION AND LACTATION SUPPORT
Pea Pod Nutrition and Lactation Support is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the nutritional health of Georgia families. The agency specializes in maternal health, pediatric nutrition and chronic disease prevention through medical nutrition therapy. Additionally, it provides family-centered lactation support and counseling. Pea Pod provides services regardless of income. It accepts all major private and public insurance plans and provides free care for qualifying families through the Healthy Families Program.
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ea Pod Nutrition and Lactation Support’s mission is to empower families through evidence-based nutrition and lactation education, counseling and support to reduce the risk and prevalence of lifestylerelated chronic diseases. It was founded to decrease disparities in chronic disease management and prevention and strives to increase positive birth outcomes through education, outreach and support.
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Empower families to make the best possible nutrition- and lifestyle-related decisions.
Pea Pod offers: •
One-on-one and group nutrition counseling for children, adolescents, adults and families.
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One-on-one breastfeeding education and counseling.
Pea Pod’s vision is to:
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Group breastfeeding classes.
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Increase the rate of positive birth outcomes.
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Provide every child with the same level of access to nutrition education, support and nourishing, healthy food.
Management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension.
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Cooking classes.
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School-based nutrition programming for prekindergarten through 5th grade.
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Create an environment for women across all socioeconomic, educational and ethnic backgrounds to initiate and sustain breastfeeding exclusively for six months and complementary through the first year of life. Eradicate childhood obesity through early nutrition intervention programs that focus on the entire family. 2019 LHD Annual Partners Guide
For more information, visit peapodnutrition.org, call (678) 607-6052 or email info@peapodnutrition.org.
