Weekly Observances Week 1: World Breastfeeding Week Theme: Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility Week 2: Indigenous Milk Medicine Week Theme: Nourishing Our Futures Week 3: Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Week Theme: Reclaiming Our Traditions Week 4: Black Breastfeeding Week Theme: The Big Pause: Collective Rest for Collective Power The Entire Month of […]
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World Breastfeeding Week/National Breastfeeding Month is in August, which is coming up soon. We also want to celebrate and recognize all the work you are doing in our July and August newsletters in celebration of breastfeeding month. We will be hosting some free photography events in September (promoting them in August, but holding the events when
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Celebrating National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness Month | In observance of national cleft & craniofacial awareness and prevention month on July 9th from 8 AM to 12:30 PM PST BreastfeedLA presents Beyond Oral Assessment: Evaluating the Infant from Head to Toe and Supporting Cleft-Affected Infants a half day live webinar featuring Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC. FCR Head Start and
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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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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
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Places of Worship, thank you for supporting families during this global pandemic. It has been hard on the community and, in particular, worship communities. Breastfeed Durham has begun work on implementing a breastfeeding-supportive initiative in our faith communities. Places of worship can support minority health and first food equity by adopting breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the few immune boosters that we currently can offer to our infants during this global pandemic. We also know breastfeeding rates increase dramatically with support. Click here to review updates. Create a Clean & Safe Environment Allow breastfeeding parents to take breaks to express milk or nurse their children Provide access to a
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I work for the Durham County Department of Public Health as the program coordinator for a project working to improve maternal and child health through reproductive health education and environmental change. One of our goals is to increase the number of workplaces in Durham County that have breastfeeding policies and are supportive environments for employees
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Feliz Mes de Nuestra Herencia Hispana! This month we recognize Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, which honors the contributions and importance of Latinx Americans in the U.S. and celebrates the many cultures of those who come from, or whose ancestors come from, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Spain. The
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Families that are supported to breastfeed are better able to meet their breastfeeding goals, and this saves needed infant formula for those families that truly need it. If you are seeking food assistance, please check out the End Hunger Durham Directory. These guidelines are for managers, employees, volunteers, partner organizations, and those who handle food
