Congratulations Piedmont Health: WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence!

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Congratulations to Piedmont Health WIC program for receiving the WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Gold Award from the USDA! The WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Program recognizes local WIC agencies that have demonstrated model practices in Breastfeeding Peer Counseling (BFPC), as well as those who are at varying stages of implementing exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support practices. […]

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Employee Support at Center of Excellence Child Care & Academy

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The goal of Center of Excellence Child Care & Academy is “to impact our students’ lives educationally, emotionally and socially so they are provided with a strong foundation for their educational career.”  This commitment goes beyond the classroom to the support employees receive to continue to nurse their little ones after returning to work, truly

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Supporting Employees at Community School for People under Six

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The philosophy of Community School for People under Six is “Preparing our Children for a Brighter Tomorrow.” This belief extends beyond the classroom to the support that employees receive to continue to breastfeed, chestfeed, and provide human milk! Breastfeed Orange NC is grateful for their support as a community partner and employer, advocate, and stakeholder! While

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Stakeholder Spotlight: UNC Hospitals Continuing Baby-Friendly Designation with a “First in the Nation!”

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UNC Hospitals successfully re-designated as a Baby-Friendly facility, this time with a “First in the Nation” twist! Moving towards re-designation during COVID was a challenge. The new Manager of Lactation Services, Debbie Gordon, and the UNC Hospitals team, with the support of the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI), not only met the challenge but excelled.

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Stakeholder Spotlight: Supporting Employees at The Little School of Hillsborough

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The Little School of Hillsborough continues to welcome and support breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk feeding families and employees! Breastfeed Orange NC is grateful for their support as a community partner and employer, an advocate, and a stakeholder! While we can lift up the work of The Little School of Hillsborough, we cannot say it

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Postpartum Wellbeing Workshop

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This in-person workshop on May 20th, 2023, is “geared towards supporting Expecting and recently Postpartum Parents.” Learn from Postpartum specialists in five important areas of support: Check out the flyer below for additional information. To register, scan the QR code in the flyer below or see the Facebook event for the registration link.

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#BMHW23 – Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy!

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Black Maternal Health Week 2023 centers and celebrates Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy! Founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance​, Black Maternal Health Week is a week-long event ”to build awareness, activism, and community-building​ to amplify ​the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people.” The

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