The Durham Digest
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We would appreciate your help during this time of transition. Please consider joining us. Join: https://meet.google.com/xgf-iupz-ruf
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Monday, December 6, 2021 | Self Evaluation and Planning for the New Year
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Monday, December 13, 2021 | Newsletter, Website, and Social Media Review
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Monday, January 10, 2022 | Community Updates, Award Updates, and Checking in with Each Other on the State of the World from Local to Global
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We love connecting families in Durham to local businesses that are family-friendly. We celebrate Durham breastfeeding-friendly businesses and organizations! Thank you for supporting breastfeeding families in our community. The businesses listed below have been formally recognized for their support of breastfeeding families. Welcoming breastfeeding families is part of making breastfeeding the norm in our community.
Thank you for your support! See our full list of Family Friendly Businesses and Organizations.
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Black Babies Awareness Month
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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… |
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Lactation Service Line Launching
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New Breastfeeding Medicine and Lactation Service Line Launching at Duke Family Medicine Center! Duke Family Medicine Center provides prenatal care (through group classes called Centering Pregnancy and individual care) in addition to serving the whole family as a primary care practice. In August, the clinic launched a new breastfeeding medicine… |
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2021 March of Dimes Report Card
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Please review the 2021 March of Dimes Report Card for North Carolina. Premature birth rates in Durham have increased. We still have so much work to do. The 2021 Report Card highlights the latest key indicators to describe and improve maternal and infant health in NC and the US. It… |
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Welcome Shakeya Brevard
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We would like to welcome Shakeya (Keya) Brevard. Keya is one of the early members of Breastfeed Durham and she has worked behind the scenes from time to time for years to support our work. Keya recently accepted the role of a Public Health Education Specialist at the… |
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Searching for New Funding
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We need your help as we search for new grant funding. Please forward any grants that you come across. Over the past 18 months, Breastfeed Durham has received a small amount of funding from the Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal Child Health (ICO4MCH) grant. However, the Durham County Department of… |
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Job Positions in Early Childhood
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We wanted to share a few job positions in the Durham early childhood system with you. Please share these opportunities in your networks and with candidates you believe would be appropriate for these positions. Job descriptions include Administrative Coordinator, Clinical Director, Community Health Worker, Dietitian, Epidemiologist, Lactation Consultant,… |
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NC Clinicians for Climate Action (NCCCA)
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CleanAIRE NC is excited to announce that our health initiative, NC Clinicians for Climate Action (NCCCA), will launch as an independent, clinician-led organization in November. There is growing recognition among health professionals that climate change is a public health emergency, and we are proud to support that growth. NCCCA is currently… |
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Breastfeed Durham and some of our partner organizations in North Carolina want to humbly request that other advocacy groups in our area focus one meeting per year themed around First Food Race Equity. The first food race equity movement centers around the social structures that prevent the inherent right for families of color to provide human milk as first food, and openly works to identify the cases of inequities and health disparities arising from structural failures to provide adequate support in communities of color. Breastfeeding is a primary food justice concern and our most important first food. The goal would be that first food race equity discussions would become part of the fabric of our community. As we are assembling a list of organizations to approach, please send us your recommendations. |
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Like what we are doing? |
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Breastfeed Durham is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of infants and families through education, outreach, and advocacy to promote and support breastfeeding. Your donation is urgently needed to strengthen and grow the work of Breastfeed Durham. If you like the work we are doing, please consider giving today. Your generous gift will help offset our costs and will support our mission. |
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Calling all First Food Advocates |
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Do you want to build health equity into the foundation of our Durham communities? |
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