On September 28, 2022, The Biden-Harris Administration hosted a White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and released the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. It was great to see breastfeeding and human milk feeding included in the strategy, but it’s imperative that we invest in infant feeding and breastfeeding to support the […]
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Last November the Equity Research Action Coalition was excited to launch the inaugural “Black Babies Awareness Month.” We want to spotlight and celebrate Black infants, families and the people and organizations that support them. This is an opportunity to draw public attention to the challenges they face and the programs and service providers that help meet
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For many parents, including myself, a family’s primary care providers are critical to successful lactation. Especially when you have a child with health challenges, you see your primary care provider every few days in the beginning. Our primary care provider was our point of contact for everything. Having truly supportive healthcare clinics, means having support
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A few weeks ago Breastfeed Durham had the pleasure of meeting with Brianna Monk, MA, MPH, from the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Brianna took the opportunity to remind us that NC Medicaid postpartum health care coverage has increased from 60 days to 12 months for eligible beneficiaries. Please take a moment, right now,
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The Breastfeed Durham Community has been invited to attend a special virtual event. The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is hosting an online screening and conversation of The Color of Care. The Color of Care chronicles how people of color suffer from systemically substandard healthcare. COVID-19 exposed what they have long understood and lived: they do
As we embark on so much change in the Durham community, Breastfeed Durham wanted to take a moment to highlight the NC Perinatal Health Strategic Plan (PHSP). PHSP serves as a statewide guide to improve maternal and infant health and the health of all people of reproductive age. The plan’s primary focus is increasing health
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We have some great news to share! The U.S. Department of Education has proposed new Title IX regulations for schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. Please sign on to the letter drafted by Jessica Lee from The Pregnant Scholar, Love Anderson from Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities, and many more community advocates from around the country.
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Join Breastfeed Durham and Dr. Annie Dotson, M.D., Duke Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, on October 11, 2022, at 12pm (noon) to discuss creating chest/breastfeeding friendly healthcare policies. October 11 at 12 PM Register (Note: This event is scheduled during the regular 2nd Tuesday Breastfeed Durham community meeting, October 11th at noon. All
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In the spirit of intersectionality, Breastfeed Durham would like to share information from WomenNC. WomenNC would like to invite you to our networking event to meet our new class of scholars on Thursday, October 13th from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Grab a bite to eat, mix and mingle with those committed to gender equality and women’s empowerment through
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We wanted to take a moment to re-post a fantastic article from Family Forward NC. Facts About Breastfeeding at Work and Resources to Support Breastfeeding Employee. Family Forward is a phenomenal resource for employers in North Carolina. Employers can play a big role in supporting breastfeeding employees and ensuring they meet their breastfeeding goals for
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