1. Sheila Janakos Speaks with Japanese Media Regarding Workplace Lactation Rooms Sheila Dukas-Janakos, MPH, IBCLC, LE, RLC is CEO and Co-founder of Healthy Horizons Corporate Lactation Programs and Breastfeeding Centers. As a leading expert in lactation support at home and in the workplace, NHK Japan interviewed Sheila at the Healthy Horizons Burlingame, California location regarding the need for safe, clean dedicated lactation rooms in the workplace and what is needed in the space to support employees. Click here to view the article. Please note that the source art...
  2. Healthy Horizons Becomes a Gender Fair Preferred Provider Healthy Horizons Becomes a Gender Fair Preferred Provider Healthy Horizons Breastfeeding Centers and Corporate Lactation Centers is proud to be named a Gender Fair Preferred Provider. Gender Fair rates companies on gender equality and tracks care benefits of some of the country’s largest employers. Yet only 6.5% of companies in Gender Fair’s database provide lactation rooms. Gender Fair and Healthy Horizons will conduct lactation room needs assessments for clients to help employers provi...
  3. Cassi Janakos Works to Empower Women with UC Santa Cruz Legacy Endowment Cassi Janakos Works to Empower Women with UC Santa Cruz Legacy Endowment "To whom much is given, much is required" is a quote from John F. Kennedy that guides Healthy Horizons COO and Co-Founder Cassi Janakos as she works to help empower others. A 2011 University of California, Santa Cruz graduate, she created an endowment for the UC Santa Cruz feminist studies department to create her legacy endowment to her alma mater. Click here to learn more about Cassi and her gift for those i...
  4. BASF and Emerson Join Businesses Providing Vital Employee Benefit BASF and Emerson Join Businesses Providing Vital Employee Benefit Healthy Horizons is proud to announce the grand prize winner of our 2021 Lactation Room Giveaway is BASF. Employee Janessa Dukes nominated their Freeport, TX location for the prize. BASF won a lactation room prize package of $5,000 from Healthy Horizons and our partnering brands. Click here to learn more.
  5. Sheila Janakos on how Smart Companies Provide Lactation Rooms Sheila Janakos on how Smart Companies Provide Lactation Rooms Sheila Janakos, MPH, IBCLC wrote an article for HR Future Magazine’s February 2022 print edition on a vital benefit missing from most businesses across the country: a safe, clean and comfortable lactation room. As families assess returning to work after the birth of a child, or after remote work during the pandemic, a space to comfortably pump and store breast milk can be a factor in the decision making process.
  6. How Employers and Employees Are Reworking Work Together: An Interview with Sheila Janakos, CEO of Healthy Horizons and Karen Mangia, VP of Salesforce Sheila Janakos was recently interviewed by Authority Magazine on the post-pandemic work environment. In the interview, Sheila discusses how the COVID-19 shut down has affected where and how we work, as well as how employers and employees need to find a middle ground to move forward in both the hybrid and in-person shifting work environment. Click here to read more of Sheila’s interview with Authority Magazine.
  7. Healthy Horizon's 2021 National Breastfeeding Month Lactation Room Giveaway Winners BASF and Emerson Join Businesses Providing Vital Employee Benefit Healthy Horizons is proud to announce the grand prize winner of our 2021 Lactation Room Giveaway is BASF. Employee Janessa Dukes nominated their Freeport, TX location for the prize. BASF won a lactation room prize package of $5,000 from Healthy Horizons and our partnering brands. First Prize winner was Rigid Tool, a division of Emerson. Employee Rachel Wilkins nominated their Elyria, OH location. Rigid won a lactation room ...
  8. Virtual Support Groups for Moms Bolster Mental Health During Pandemic COVID19 Brings New Mental Health Challenges for New Moms. Healthy Horizons Launches Virtual Support Groups for Socially Distant Advice and Support. For 30 years, Healthy Horizons has been providing support groups for breastfeeding moms. When the pandemic hit, Healthy Horizons quickly transitioned their in-person support groups to a virtual format. “We knew that moms would need even more support during the pandemic crises,” said Healthy Horizons Founder and CEO Sheila Janakos. “We had to me...
  9. Lactation Room Upgrade 2021 Nominate a Deserving Organization to Receive a Lactation Room Upgrade Worth $5,000+ Do you know of a workplace that needs a safe, clean space for working moms to pump breastmilk or feed their babies? Nominate them for Healthy Horizons 3rd Annual Lactation Room Upgrade. A deserving organization will receive lactation equipment, services and supplies valued over $5,000 from Healthy Horizons and our sponsors. Plus three families will receive prizes for breastfeeding mom worth $500. Nominate an ...
  10. Healthy Horizons to Give $5,000 Lactation Room Upgrade to Support Breastfeeding Working Moms Nomination Period Opens for Healthy Horizons 3rd Annual Lactation Room Contest Prizes Valued Over $5,000 Will be Awarded Based on Positive Impact to Chest/Breastfeeding Employees. August 4, 2021 – San Francisco, Calif. – In honor of National Breastfeeding Month, Healthy Horizons, the Silicon Valley-based provider of Corporate Lactation Programs across North America, is accepting nominations for their annual Lactation Room Upgrade Contest. Healthy Horizons will award a deserving organization...
  11. Healthy Horizons Awarded 2021 Gold for Best Baby or Maternity Services by Bay Area Parent Magazine Healthy Horizons Receives Prestigious Award for Second Year in a Row San Francisco, CA - Healthy Horizons Breastfeeding Centers is proud to be the Best of the Best in the Bay Area Gold Winner for Baby or Maternity Services-Peninsula for the second year in a row. Bay Area Parent Best of the Best Awards are awarded annually and voted on by readers. Healthy Horizons is honored to win thanks to happy Bay Area families. “We are honored to be voted Bay Area Parents Best of the Best Baby and Mat...
  12. Healthy Horizons Media Kit | 2021 About Healthy Horizons Healthy Horizons™ empowers breastfeeding and chestfeeding parents at work and at home. Healthy Horizons is the trusted corporate lactation partner of top workplaces, including Ford Motor Company and PayPal. Employers work with Healthy Horizons to provide safe, comfortable and inclusive workplaces for parents with growing families. Services include employee lactation benefits; on-site lactation rooms; parent education; and baby gift programs. Healthy Horizons also...
  13. Cassi Janakos Featured in Authority Magazines Power Women Series Cassi Janakos, Healthy Horizons COO, was featured in the Authority Magazine Power Women Series on how to successfully navigate work, love and life as a powerful woman. Click here to read Cassi’s interview and how she creates her personal work/life balance. Learn About Corporate Lactation Programs Subscribe to our newsletter
  14. Sheila Janakos Discusses The Benefits of Colostrum For Your Baby In a recent interview with online health platform Giddy* Sheila discusses the health benefits of colostrum for newborns. Click here to learn all about the many benefits of this perfect first food for babies. In a recent interview with online health platform Giddy*, Sheila discusses the health benefits of colostrum for newborns. Click here to learn all about the many benefits of this perfect first food for babies. *Please note that Giddy is an honest, candid and colorful sexual health on...
  15. Sheila Janakos Featured in FemFounder’s “Your Story” Female Entrepreneur Series Sheila Janakos Featured in FemFounder’s “Your Story” Female Entrepreneur Series In a recent interview with FemFounder, Sheila spoke about her journey as Founder and CEO of Healthy Horizons. Thank you for your hard work and dedication, Sheila! Click here to read Sheila's advice to fellow entrepreneurs: "Don't be afraid to take a risk"
  16. Comparing Medela Symphony and Ameda Platinum Hospital Grade Breastpumps Comparing the Medela Symphony and Ameda Platinum Hospital Grade Breastpumps is common amongst new mothers who plan on breastpumping at work or at home, and employers looking for a workplace breastpump for their mother’s room. The Ameda Platinum and Medela Symphony breastpumps are closed systems, and hospital grade pumps. Closed system means there is a barrier between the pump and your breastmilk, so no breastmilk can get into the pump. Hospital grade means the pumps are used in hospitals and...
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