The Durham Digest
November 2021 |
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November brings exciting changes for the Breastfeed Durham Team.
In early October, the Breastfeed Durham Board of Directors welcomed our newest addition, Sadie Paige, born 10/07/21 to board member Rachel Lewis. Hello Sadie!
Aubrey Delaney, our long-time partner at the Durham County Health Department, has accepted a new role in supporting continuing education with Wake AHEC. We will miss you, Aubrey, and we are so excited to see all that you will do in your new position!
Love Anderson will be stepping down as the Executive Director of Breastfeed Durham. Love will continue to serve on the Board of Directors and explore new exciting opportunities in state and global advocacy work.
We are so pleased to announce that Bernadette Greene, a current member of the Breastfeed Durham Board of Directors, will be taking over as the Executive Director! Bernadette’s passion for breastfeeding and supporting the Durham community are evident in everything she does. We feel so grateful for her leadership.
We would appreciate your help during this time of transition. Please consider joining us. Join: https://meet.google.com/xgf-iupz-ruf
- Monday, November 8, 2021 | Step 10. Work on breastfeeding friendly universities, schools, and childcare programs
- Monday, November 15, 2021 | Community Updates and Award Updates
- Monday, December 6, 2021 | Self evaluation and planning for the new year.
- Monday, December 13, 2021 | Newsletter, Website, and Social Media Review
- Monday, January 10, 2022 | Community Updates and Award Updates and time to check in with each other and the state 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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Now Open: NC Breastfeeding Coalition Chair
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The NC Breastfeeding Coalition (NCBC) Chair position is now open. Please note the best way for interested candidates to contact NCBC is at NCBCexecassistant@gmail.com. Please share this out through your networks over the next couple of weeks. The deadline for responses is November 30. What is the North Carolina… |
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Save the Date | Webinar: Covid-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Family Planning
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Please save this date to attend to the Born in Durham Health for Life / Durham COVID webinar, an open discussion about the Covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy, breastfeeding, family planning, etc. Thursday, November 4 at 6 PM. More information and links come soon. Page will be updated when… |
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New Giving Closet Hours for Working Families!
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Welcome Baby provides parent support programs including: Parenting Workshops such as the Incredible Years, Positive Discipline, and special topic workshops. Classes are available in English and Spanish. Car Seat Safety Program information sessions about car seat safety and discounted car seats; Familias Leen-a family literacy program for Latino… |
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Asian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force (APIBTF)
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BreastfeedLA(breastfeedla.org), the Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (ASAP!) Breastfeeding Task Force of Alameda County, and the Asian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force (APIBTF, breastfeedla.org/aapi-breastfeeding-task-force/) are conducting a nationwide landscape analysis of lactation resources available to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. As part of this project, they are seeking to… |
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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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Release of Durham County’s Early Childhood Action Plan
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There are nearly 35,000 children from birth through age 8 in Durham County. We believe each and every child deserves to grow up in a community where they can THRIVE. Check out Durham’s shared goals and strategies to support Durham’s families with young children in Durham’s Early Childhood… |
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Share your pandemic story
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Pregnant and breastfeeding families, health care providers, and all public health stakeholders are urged to share stories about how the pandemic and pandemic response is impacting young families through the “How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Infant Feeding?” story tool. Your insights will help guide USBC’s work to create… |
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After a month of thinking about the theme of National Breastfeeding Month 'A Shared Responsibility,' 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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