What happens when you implement all Ten Steps and center equity? Lives are saved. Durham County, North Carolina—the first county to implement the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly […]
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Addresses Critical Gaps in Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, hosted by North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition Raleigh, NC — The North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, in collaboration with the SAFE
New Statewide Training Series Read More »
We are excited to share Breastfeed Durham’s Implementation Team Member Jess’s experience connecting with pharmacies in Durham. Why Pharmacies Are a Powerful Place to Talk About Breastfeeding Pharmacies are one
Step 8: Pharmacy Breastfeeding Outreach – Lessons from the Field Read More »
Position Open for Spring, Summer, and/or Fall 2026 Job Title: Recruitment Coordinator for Breastfeeding Friendly Community Partners The Recruitment Coordinator will play a vital role in expanding Guilford county’s Breastfeeding Friendly
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Implementation Insight: Choosing Language With Communities, Not For Them As communities deepen their work, questions of language often surface—especially when national norms, academic standards, and community preferences don’t align neatly.
Choosing Language With Communities Read More »
What Communities Are Learning About Sustainability Students, tools, and systems that support long-term progress As communities move from initial action to ongoing implementation, questions of capacity quickly surface. What can
Building Capacity That Lasts Read More »
Entry Points Communities Are Using to Move Forward Across communities working toward a Breastfeeding Family Friendly designation, progress isn’t coming from doing everything at once. It’s coming from choosing clear
Concrete strategies for getting started Read More »
How Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities Is Scaling Care What became clear in our January board meeting is something we’ve been feeling for a while: families and communities are already relying
From Pilot to Infrastructure Read More »
Communities grow stronger when they take time to reflect on what they are building together. Community Self-Appraisals offered through the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities initiative are designed to support that
Community Self Appraisals Read More »
1) Breastfeeding as Disease Prevention Infrastructure A new Lancet Global Health modeling study (Nov 2025) estimates that if exclusive breastfeeding reached 90% in 132 low- and middle-income countries, we’d see fewer deaths
New Lancet Study: Breastfeeding as Global Disease Prevention Infrastructure Read More »
