Strategies

Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care

Offer employees control over an aspect of their schedule through arrangements such as flex time, flex hours, compressed work weeks, or self-scheduled shift work

Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed

Organize workers to bargain collectively for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions

Regulate mental health insurance to increase access to mental health services, including treatment for substance use disorders

Provide employees with paid time off for circumstances such as a recent birth or adoption, a parent or spouse with a serious medical condition, or a sick child

Regulate the quality of food that can be sold to students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), à la carte options, vending machines, etc.