Author Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation

Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation

Dr. Meek was on the teaching faculty of the Pediatric Residency Training Program at Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, where she served as the Program Director from 2004 to 2012. Throughout her professional career, Dr. Meek has been actively involved in pediatric resident and medical student education. She served as the Pediatric Clerkship Director for the Orlando Campus of the FSU College of Medicine from 2002-2014. Dr. Meek is a Registered Dietitian and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She previously served on active duty as a pediatrician in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Her clinical interests include infant and pediatric nutrition, human lactation and breastfeeding support, and newborn care. She has given numerous professional presentations in these areas.

Breastfeeding Has Been the Best Public Health Policy Throughout History

Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation

Politics & Economics, Science & Medicine

Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,...

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Author Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation

Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation

Breastfeeding Has Been the Best Public Health Policy Throughout History