As we wrap up World Breastfeeding Month with the conclusion Black Breastfeeding Week, I hope everyone remembers that the challenges continue . . . The reasons we need Black Breastfeeding Week, highlighted in this great listicle, don’t disappear as we prepare for Labor Day cookouts, and gear up for fall (with all things pumpkin spice). SELCA commits to[…]
SELCA challenged ourselves this week to become more aware of what we can do to support Black Breastfeeding Week, working with this great listicle . Now, time for #6! “The week of August 25th to August 31st is more than just highlighting the inequities and disparities that exist in lactation support and care, it’s about uplifting black communities that lack the education,[…]
By now, you get it- SELCA is addressing each point in this great listicle as a way of supporting Black Breastfeeding Week . . . so let’s move on to #4! #4) Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration! Partnership is essential to the survival and sustainability of any successful initiative, program, or organization- large or small. Collaboration is inevitable especially when it comes to[…]
At the beginning of the week, SELCA announced plans to celebrate and support Black Breastfeeding Week, and the black breastfeeding community, by addressing each point in this great listicle. By now, we hope you have read it, so check out the interesting vignettes and powerful interviews found at Chocolate Milk:The Documentary Series. We are so excited about[…]
Register Today! October 23-24, 2017 Dublin, GA Each year, HMHB brings together members, providers and advocates to hear from maternal and infant health experts on a number of important issues to improve outcomes for our Georgia families. 2017 marks the first year we will have a two-day event with more panels and offerings than ever![…]
SELCA is pleased to announce that the valuable resource for IBCLCs and their clients, ZipMilk, is up and running for 2016. The Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition has partnered with ZipMilk.org, a website that provides listings for breastfeeding resources sorted by ZIP Code and was developed by the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition. It is currently used by Massachusetts,[…]