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August is National Breastfeeding Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! This year's theme highlights the links between...
Aug 03, 2020 | Harumi Reis-Reilly
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and...
Mar 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
By Julie Patterson, PhD, MBA, RDN, LDN, Northern Illinois University; Lindsay Moore-Otsby, MD, HealthNet; Carrie Bonsack, DNP, CNM,...
Nov 11, 2019 | NacchoVoice
By Misty Romero, BA, RN, IBCLC and Hrishikesh T. Shetty, Institutional Giving Manager, Erie Family Health Centers Through NACCHO’s...
Nov 05, 2019 | Guest Author
While the need to better support breastfeeding families in safety-net clinics is well recognized, internal resources are often...
Oct 29, 2019 | Guest Author
In New York City, we have witnessed staggering inequities in maternal health outcomes, which is largely driven by racial...
Oct 22, 2019 | Guest Author
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) named its 2019 Model Practice Award Winners, an annual...
May 28, 2019 | NacchoVoice
By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics February is National Children’s Dental Health...
Feb 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The summer 2018 issue of NACCHO Exchange showcases the ways in which local health departments are implementing policy, systems, and...
Sep 07, 2018 | NacchoVoice
August is National Breastfeeding Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! This year's theme highlights the links between breastfeeding and planetary health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. The webpage addresses common questions about how COVID-19 may impact pregnant women, risks during pregnancy or delivery, and guidance regarding breastfeeding. View the webpage.
By Julie Patterson, PhD, MBA, RDN, LDN, Northern Illinois University; Lindsay Moore-Otsby, MD, HealthNet; Carrie Bonsack, DNP, CNM, HealthNet, and Kay Johnson, HealthNet Our story begins with an internal champion, a physician whose personal struggles with breastfeeding inspired the creation of a breastfeeding clinic at HealthNet.
By Misty Romero, BA, RN, IBCLC and Hrishikesh T. Shetty, Institutional Giving Manager, Erie Family Health Centers Through NACCHO’s Building a Breastfeeding Support Model for Community Health Centers’ eight-month project, Erie Family Health Centers, a community health center network comprising 13 sites, was able to standardize and improve breastfeeding support throughout the organization and make...
While the need to better support breastfeeding families in safety-net clinics is well recognized, internal resources are often limited. Likewise, many community-based initiatives have difficulty engaging high-risk families who would most from their efforts and supports.
In New York City, we have witnessed staggering inequities in maternal health outcomes, which is largely driven by racial discrimination.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) named its 2019 Model Practice Award Winners, an annual recognition of programs demonstrating exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a critical local public health need. This year, 53 outstanding local health department programs have received this recognition, addressing a broad range of public health […]
By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics February is National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM), a month-long national health observance to promote the oral health of children and families. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) joins the month’s sponsor, the American Dental Association, in providing resources for local health departments and...
The summer 2018 issue of NACCHO Exchange showcases the ways in which local health departments are implementing policy, systems, and environment changes to increase breastfeeding rates in their communities. Below is an excerpt from the issue. By Emily Bernard, IBCLC, NACCHO Consultant; Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, CHES, IBCLC, Lead Program Analyst, Breastfeeding Project, NACCHO; and […]
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