Celebrating Pride Month
June is Pride Month in the U.S. It is a time to honor the years of struggle for human rights, civil rights, health equity, and equal justice for the LGBTQ+
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness: More Than Just a Month
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month is quickly coming to a close. As I was cleaning up the emails in my inbox, I noticed a reminder email from Moms Rising to
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National Minority Health Month – Awareness and Equity
April is National Minority Health Month in the United States. National Minority Health Month brings into stark relief the extent and enormity of the inequities in health care for underrepresented
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Asian and Pacific Islander Equity
Photo from “Elisabeth Millay/BreastfeedLA and API Breastfeeding Task Force” The murders in March of eight individuals in Atlanta, including six Asian and Asian American women, weighs heavily on Breastfeeding Family
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Equity in the IBCLC Credential
In 2021, Durham advocates asked local hospitals to drop the Registered Nurse requirement for the IBCLC credential, an example of how naming a hiring barrier out loud can start to
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Hillsborough, North Carolina, proclaimed a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community
This post is kept as a historical record and reflects the situation when it was published in February 2021. For current information, see our current communities page. On February 8th,
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Breastfeeding Family Friendly Food Banks
COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our communities from businesses to schools to government services. Families finances are stressed, and many food pantries are feeling the strain of additional
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Richmond VA has been proclaimed a “Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community!”
This post is kept as a historical record and reflects the situation when it was published in September 2020. For current information, see the communities we have worked with. On
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Celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week 2020!
This post is kept as a historical record and reflects the situation when it was published in August 2020. For current information, see our news page. It is Week 4
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Celebrating Native Breastfeeding Week!
This post is kept as a historical record and reflects the situation when it was published in August 2020. For current information, see our news page. National Breastfeeding Month 2020
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