Step 4 of the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community is deceptively simple: during pregnancy, all families in the community are informed about the benefits of chest/breastfeeding, the
If you have North Carolina Medicaid, your health plan is supposed to offer more than the basics. Those “extras” are called value-added benefits, things like breast pumps, baby-related supplies, and
Nurture NC’s Value-Added Benefits Survey Read More »
When a hurricane, flood, or long power outage hits, the youngest members of a community are often the most vulnerable, and the easiest to overlook. Feeding a baby safely can
Every Baby Still Needs to Eat: Planning for Infants When Emergencies Hit Read More »
Opportunities to Transform Public Health At Breastfeeding Communities, we believe in the power of collaboration and innovation to create healthier, more equitable communities. As part of our mission to advance maternal
Exciting Opportunities for MPH Students Read More »
One of our SAFE Infant Feeding Team research partners has a new paper out, and it puts careful evidence behind something we say all the time: when we talk about
Clean Water Is a First-Food Issue Read More »
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
Durham County: A Model for Comprehensive Change Read More »
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. Disparity data explains where to expand access; it is never an eligibility screen.
Step 8: Pharmacy Breastfeeding Outreach – Lessons from the Field Read More »
This post is kept as a historical record and reflects the situation when it was published in February 2026. For current information, see our news page. Position Open for Spring,
Recruitment Coordinator for Guilford County Read More »
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
Choosing Language With Communities Read More »
