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Awards and More in 2019
- Two new local breastfeeding coalitions:
- Johnson County Breastfeeding Coalition
- Northeast Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition, serving Atchison, Brown, Jackson, Marshall Nemaha, and Pottawatomie counties
- Seven new “Communities Supporting Breastfeeding” – Franklin, Johnson, Mitchell, Neosho, and Shawnee Counties, Dodge City and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
- 14 employers received the KBC’s “Breastfeeding Employee Support Award” –
- DOTS (Silver)
- ECKAN (Silver)
- Jeffrey Energy Center (Gold)
- Kalmar Solutions (Bronze)
- Kansas Action for Children (Gold)
- KU Endowment (Gold)
- KU Medical Systems (Gold)
- MVP Law (Bronze)
- Neosho County Community College – Ottawa Campus (Silver)
- Neosho County Health Department
- Saint Francis Campus, KU Health Systems, Topeka (Gold)
- Shawnee County (Gold)
- Storable (Gold)
- USD 489 Hays (Silver)
- Three new “Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Providers” – Stepping Stones Daycare in Chapman, Little Rays of Sunshine in Salina and Desiree’s Child Care in Kingman
- 26 establishments enrolled in the “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” program
- Creations of many new resources and tools! Use the navigation tools above to check out our website.