This page houses the resources shared during Blueprint to County Plan: Building a More Family-Friendly Community, the opening session of the Strengthening Breastfeeding Initiatives Community of Practice for Local Health Departments, held on February 26, 2026.
These materials offer practical examples and implementation tools to help local health departments translate the NACCHO Continuity of Care Blueprint into action at the county and community level.
During this session, participants will break into focus-area–based breakout groups, each aligned with a specific recommendation from the NACCHO Continuity of Care Blueprint. Breakout groups will offer deeper discussion and applied learning around one primary strategy or tool, rather than covering all resources in detail.
Below the breakout overview, you’ll find a curated library of example tools and printable resources, shared so that all participants—regardless of breakout selection—can explore the full range of strategies discussed during the session.
Breakout Focus Areas
Each breakout explores one focus area aligned with the NACCHO Continuity of Care Blueprint. During the live session, use the room numbers below to find your assigned breakout group and slides.
| Focus Area | Blueprint Alignment | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Policies & Systems Change | Rec. 2 | Room 1: Love & Nicola B |
| Leveraging WIC to Coalitions | Rec. 5 & 7 | Room 2: Norma & Savannah |
| Transfer of Care & Resilience | Rec. 3 | Room 3: Brandi & Ty |
| Unifying Messages | Rec. 3 & 5 | Room 4: Linels & Rachel F |
| Care, Accountability, & IYCF-E | Rec. 1 & 3 | Room 5: Melinda & Trent |
| Community to Medical Transitions | Rec. 3.3-3.5 | Room 6: Nicola and Emma |
| Community & Health Partnerships | Rec. 1 & 4 | Room 7: Lindsey & Anaiyah |
| Rural Implementation | Rec. 1 | Room 8: Maya & Ash M |
| Community & Cultural Humility | Rec. 2 & 6 | Room 9: Bernadette, Becca, & Ashley S |
Rec. = NACCHO Continuity of Care Blueprint Recommendation
This session does not replace or renumber the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community. Instead, it uses the NACCHO Continuity of Care Blueprint as a lens to explore how different components of the Ten Steps are implemented in practice.
Tools & Take-Home Resources
Shared for reference, adaptation, and post-session use
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities (BFFC) provides technical assistance to health departments, coalitions, and communities seeking to implement not only the NACCHO Continuity of Care Blueprint, but a comprehensive Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community framework. This approach integrates the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community, breastfeeding-friendly designations, policy tools, workforce education, and emergency preparedness into a single, coordinated system.
The resources below illustrate how these strategies come together in practice. While breakout groups will explore select tools in depth, all materials are shared here to support broader learning, adaptation, and implementation beyond today’s session.
Sample Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community Proclamation
A customizable proclamation template that health departments and local governments can adapt to formally recognize breastfeeding as a public health priority. Proclamations are often an early and visible step in advancing policies, systems, and environmental change by signaling leadership commitment and helping normalize breastfeeding in public, workplace, and community settings.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 2.1–2.3
Resources: Sample Proclamation ( PDF & DOCX)
The Durham County Human Milk Feeding Strategic Plan
A county-level strategic plan illustrating how breastfeeding goals can be embedded into Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) and implemented through sustained health department–community partnerships.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Multiple recommendations
Resources: The Full Strategic Plan
The Ready, Set, Baby Resource Library
A coordinated set of evidence-based, plain-language breastfeeding education materials designed for use across clinical, public health, and community settings. Available in multiple languages to support consistent messaging across systems.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 5.5
Resources: All Ready, Set, Baby Resources (includes multiple languages)
From Cuties to Curriculum: Culturally Responsive Lactation & Perinatal Support
A training, facilitation resource, and social media tool kit focused on culturally responsive, family-centered lactation care and smoother transitions between community-based support and medical systems. Emphasizes serving our Spanish-speaking families.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 3.3–3.5
Resources: Cuties to Curriculum Toolkit
Prenatal Visits Timeline: What to Expect (English & Spanish)
In Durham, families navigate many different entry points and pathways to prenatal care, which we found was especially confusing for Spanish-speaking families. This bilingual prenatal-to-postpartum timeline was developed to provide a clear, shared roadmap of what to expect during pregnancy and the postpartum visit.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 3.3–3.5
Resources: CANVA FILE
Durham’s Printable Breastfeeding Outreach Resources
An example library from Breastfeed Durham showing how communities can create culturally responsive, multilingual posters, rack cards, and resource guides to normalize breastfeeding and support consistent education across settings. These materials were developed in partnership with community members, and are shared as inspiration for health departments seeking to create outreach resources that truly reflect who how families access support.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 5.5; supports Rec. 3.3–3.5
Resource: Breastfeed Durham Printable Resources Library
Breastfeeding Welcome | Multi-Sector Tool (English & Spanish)
A multi-layered outreach and assessment tool designed to help community partners, employers, educators, or healthcare providers signal that breastfeeding families are welcome and supported. Available in both English and Spanish, the tool includes tailored versions for different sectors, combining visible “welcome” messaging with practical self-assessment.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: : Multiple recommendations
Resource: Nomination Form (PDF)
Protect Your Baby: Safe Formula Preparation (CDC Resource)
This CDC resource is a critical tool for families during emergencies and periods of stress. It clearly explains how to safely prepare, store, and handle breastmilk substitutes while communicating the risks in a culturally confident, supportive, and non-judgmental way. Rather than shaming families, it provides honest, practical guidance that supports infant safety and informed decision-making. Especially valuable for outreach to formula-dependent families and mixed-feeding households.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Emergency preparedness & continuity
Resources: PDF
Infant & Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Preparedness Addendum
This resource serves as an essential Infant & Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) preparedness addendum, addressing a gap that has historically been under-emphasized in local emergency planning. A community cannot be resilient without being prepared to support infant feeding during disasters. This tool helps health departments build policies, procedures, and cross-sector coordination around safe child feeding before emergencies occur—strengthening continuity of care when systems are under stress.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Emergency preparedness & continuity
Resources: PDF
SAFE Infant Feeding Resource Hub
The SAFE Infant Feeding website, a growing, centralized hub with everything communities need to support safe infant feeding during emergencies. The site includes bilingual, evidence-based guidance on cleaning and sanitizing feeding items, safe formula preparation and storage, human milk handling, cup feeding, and breastfeeding support during stressful situations. This is a new and rapidly expanding project, with resources being added regularly to meet emerging community needs.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Emergency preparedness & continuity
Resources:
Six Steps to Achieve Breastfeeding Goals for WIC Clinics
A practical, systems-focused framework developed by the National WIC Association to help WIC clinics strengthen breastfeeding support and improve exclusive breastfeeding initiation and duration. The Six Steps outline concrete actions clinics can take to build breastfeeding-friendly environments, support workforce training, and align clinic practices with community partnerships.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 3.3–3.5, Rec. 5.5; Rec. 7
Resources: Six Steps to Achieve Breastfeeding Goals for WIC Clinics (PDF)
Enhancing Breastfeeding Support in WIC: The Case for Increasing IBCLC Capacity
A policy and practice brief from the National WIC Association outlining the critical role of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) in strengthening breastfeeding outcomes within WIC. This brief is especially useful for health departments and WIC agencies considering staffing models, workforce development, and sustainable lactation support infrastructure.
NACCHO CoC Blueprint Alignment: Rec. 3.3–3.5, Rec. 5.5, Rec. 7
Resources: Enhancing Breastfeeding Support in WIC: IBCLC Policy Brief (PDF)
Open Source Use Agreement
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities (BFFC) is committed to advancing equitable, evidence-based breastfeeding support through policies, systems, and community education. To support this work, BFFC makes selected educational and outreach resources available for open, non-commercial use. By accessing or using BFFC’s printable and digital resources, you agree to the following terms:
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- These resources may be printed, shared, and distributed for non-commercial purposes only.
- Resources may be used by community organizations, health departments, healthcare providers, educators, and advocates to support breastfeeding education and normalization.
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