The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Community Resource Fair is planing a Drive-Through event on this Thursday, July 29, 9-1pm. Parents will register (if possible) ahead of time, and drive through the parking lot at Welcome Baby anytime from 9-1 pm that day to pick up a bag of goodies, resources, and information from partners. The
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Breastfeed Durham is working to get 38 businesses certified as breastfeeding-friendly. With the help of Monuts, J Lights Market & Cafe, Empower Therapy PLLC, Semaphore Marketing, and all the breastfeeding-friendly Durham businesses, we’re over halfway there!If you know of a business that would like to apply, please have them fill out this form. It takes
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We are learning to think about more than milk and think about the whole family, and also to think about the family as the kids get bigger. Language matters! Inclusive language is important, because words make a difference. Words have the power to recognize and affirm a person’s identity or to deny or disregard their
WHO and UNICEF’s Ten steps to successful breastfeeding that inspired ‘So many TEN Steps’, Awards, and Designations and the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities Designation. Hospitals WHO and UNICEF’s Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) NC Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation Awardees NCBC’s Golden Bow Award Child Care Local Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation (reopening soon) Clinic NCBC Mother-Baby Friendly
June is National Pride Month, a time to honor years of struggle for civil rights and the ongoing work toward equal justice under the law for the LGBTQ+ community. A celebration of differences, from all it’s glitter, gender-bending, mainstream-smashing trailblazers to the quieter members who live their sweet lives alongside their neighbors simply wanting to
The Dr. Clifton J. Kenon, Jr. Health Equity Scholarship for 2022 Will Soon Be Available! Mark your calendar! From June 1 – 30, 2021, applications will be open for the Dr. Clifton J. Kenon, Jr. Health Equity Scholarship for professionals planning to earn the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) credential in 2022! The Dr. Clifton J. Kenon,
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Photo from “Elisabeth Millay/BreastfeedLA and API Breastfeeding Task Force.” The murders in March of eight individuals in Atlanta, including six Asian and Asian American women, weighs heavily on Breastfeed Durham, a community committed to equity and a family-friendly environment for everyone in Durham. These attacks come amidst a disturbing nationwide rise in violence and discrimination
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Educators have gone above and beyond to support our children, and we know that students are starting to return to the classroom. Thank you for the support educators give to our community. This has been an especially challenging year! I am a Community Health Worker here in Durham County, and we are hearing questions from lactating
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November is Native American Heritage Month! Native American Heritage Month recognizes the histories and continuing invaluable contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people in the United States, celebrating the rich diversity in cultures, traditions, and languages, and focusing on how heritage intersects with health. Breastfeed Durham believes that by working together to raise
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On the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, urge Congress to pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus to advance birth justice for all. Click here for a National call to Birth Justice and Accountability. Durham Parent This is so timely! Breastfeed Durham has been working for the last few weeks with the Born in Durham Healthy
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