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Maternal Mental Health Awareness: More Than Just a Month

Maternal Mental Health Awareness: More Than Just a Month

Communities, Health Care / Kathleen Anderson

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

National Minority Health Month – Awareness and Equity

Equity and Inclusion / Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities

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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Woman breastfeeding her infant.

Asian and Pacific Islander Equity

Communities / Love Anderson

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

Equity in the IBCLC Credential

Communities, Health Care, Historical Reference / Kathleen Anderson

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

Hillsborough, North Carolina, proclaimed a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community

Communities, Historical Reference, Policy and Systems Change / Kathleen Anderson

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

Breastfeeding Family Friendly Food Banks

Businesses and Employers, Communities / Kathleen Anderson

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!”

Richmond VA has been proclaimed a “Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community!”

Historical Reference, Policy and Systems Change / Kathleen Anderson

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!

Celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week 2020!

Equity and Inclusion, Historical Reference, Observances and Campaigns / Kathleen Anderson

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!

Celebrating Native Breastfeeding Week!

Equity and Inclusion, Historical Reference, Observances and Campaigns / Kathleen Anderson

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

Celebrating Native Breastfeeding Week! Read More »

Celebrating Breastfeeding 2020!

Celebrating Breastfeeding 2020!

Historical Reference, Observances and Campaigns / Kathleen Anderson

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. This week, August 1-7,

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COMMUNITIES STAY ABREAST!

  • Chatham County: EMBRACe Grows Into an Independent Nonprofit
  • Guidelines for Supporting Breastfeeding Families and Breastmilk Substitute in Disaster Relief Areas
  • Gov. Sanders Proclaims August Arkansas Breastfeeding Month
  • New AAP Policy Statement: Addressing Racism and Bias to Reduce Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding
  • Lactation Makes Dollars and Sense
  • What K–12 Health Standards Teach (and Don’t Teach) About Breastfeeding
  • Everyone Has a Thread: One Cloth, Many Hands
  • A June That Started on Capitol Hill
  • What I’m Still Sitting With After Black Maternal Health Day of Action
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