Registration is still open: Breastfeed Durham would like to invite healthcare providers to come to a virtual networking event on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 2:30 pm. We would like to talk about how various organizations and healthcare practices are supporting breastfeeding. Please tell us one thing we might not know about how your organization […]
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According to Bryan Fox, Vice President of Public Policy Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce included information about the business case for Breastfeeding and the North Carolina breastfeeding friendly community partners and employers award in their weekly newsletter on the morning of June 22, 2020. It’s Monday Morning: DID YOU
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Apply Now Employers in North Carolina have gone to extraordinary measures to support and protect families. We want to celebrate you! With so many families working from home right now, more organizations qualify than ever before. Apply today to receive a Breastfeeding Friendly Award. Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Partners are businesses or organizations that welcome breastfeeding families.
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Our goal at Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham is to support all families in our community during this unprecedented and stressful time. We know that information and recommendations are changing rapidly and it can be difficult to find the resources you need to sustain your family. Please see Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities’ COVID-19 Emergency Resources
It’s difficult to imagine being a first time parent in the midst of these changing times.
The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) and a collective of community advocacy groups has put together a COVID-19 community resource page. They added an early a childhood (age 0 to 5 years) and a maternal health section this week. It was extremely important to Breastfeed Durham to put together a comprehensive list. Thank you for all your help.
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Breastfeed Durham Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham has a new name… Same great team | Doing the same great work | With a new look.
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Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham is the newest member of the Community Advisory Team. The Durham County Department of Public Health has a program called Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health (ICO4MCH). This team is made up of people who work with families and children and also people from the community who give
Today a group of lactation support providers gathered at the Durham County Human Resources Building to discuss how we could improve. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham and the other lactation support providers discussed a variety of topics including changing our name to Breastfeed Durham. We worked together to begin the process of improving our
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