The 2024 Hospital Skills Fair Tour was a success! From Topeka to Wichita, up to Hays and over to Dodge City, more than 120 hospital staff from across the state learned hands-on lactation skills to support breastfeeding. Thank you...
Eligible local breastfeeding coalitions in Kansas are invited to submit proposals for up to $2,000 to fund activities improving breastfeeding rates. Proposals must be submitted by 12:00 PM on May 1, 2024, through the online application. Details are in...
The KBC General Meetings have been renamed “emPOWER Talks” to bring up-to-date and pertinent discussions to its members. Look for a new topic every quarter—no need to pre-register. Just click the link below to join. Each emPOWER Talk will...
ZERO TO THREE is looking for a family from Kansas to go to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC for the 2024 national Strolling ThunderTM on April 30! ZERO TO THREE will once again bring one family with a child...
We are grateful for the presenters, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees of the Kansas 2023 Breastfeeding Conference. Thank you for making this conference the biggest and best yet! Click here to view the photo gallery
Written by Brenda Bandy for New Beginnings La Leche League magazine in 2013. We walked into the conference room with a sack of peanut butter and jellies and bags of quiet toys and tried to find a space where...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2023 Contact: Philip.Harris@ks.gov, bbandy@ksbreastfeeding.org In support of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month TOPEKA – At an official signing ceremony, Governor Laura Kelly proclaims August “Kansas Breastfeeding Month.” This proclamation recognizes the importance...
Congratulations! The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition officially designates Wichita as the first “Community Supporting Breastfeeding Plus” in Kansas! Through your hard work and dedication, you are leading the way in building a culture of breastfeeding support by removing barriers and increasing...
With a goal of supporting breastfeeding families throughout Kansas, three local breastfeeding coalitions received funding totaling $3,000 from the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition (KBC) Mini-Grant Initiative. The following local breastfeeding coalition projects received funding from the KBC: Ford County Breastfeeding...
On December 29, 2022, the following federal bills were signed into law, expanding federal protections for both pregnant and breastfeeding workers. Click the details link to find out what that means for families and employers in Kansas. PUMP for Nursing Mothers...
Check out these images from the Kansas 2022 Breastfeeding Conference. We are already excited about next year! Click any image to enlarge it.
By Brenda Bandy, IBCLCCo-Executive Director, Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition Oct. 1, 2022 The research is clear. Breastfeeding is one of only a handful of things a person can do over their lifetime to lower their risk of breast cancer. In...
MANHATTAN, Kansas. (August 9, 2022) – The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition (KBC), with support from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, awarded $8,000 in educational scholarships to support Latinx, Black, and Indigenous...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 2, 2022 Contact: Matthew.Lara@KS.gov; bbandy@ksbreastfeeding.org In support of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month TOPEKA – At an official signing ceremony, Governor Laura Kelly proclaims August “Kansas Breastfeeding Month.” This proclamation recognizes the importance of breastfeeding...
The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition is pleased to share new breastfeeding data just released by the CDC. Our state continues to exceed the national average in all measures! Kansas now ranks 14th in the nation of infants exclusively breastfeeding at...