Child Care

• Completed the Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Toolkit
• Integration of breastfeeding training into community college Early Childhood coursework
• Updated list of breastfeeding-friendly books for children, more child care resources on KBC’s Child Care page
• Meetings from 12-1 PM on 2^nd Wed. of odd # months

Hospital

• Discussed ways to improve our hospital mPINC scores
• Hospital spotlights allowing us to get a glimpse of how other facilities provide lactation services
• Eat, Sleep, Console process in caring for babies suffering from Neonatal Alcohol Syndrome
• Discussed how hospital outpatient services are handled in different facilities
• Have discussed a potential project in creating a handout on safe formula preparation
• COVID-19 has created a lot of discussion on numerous calls due to the ever-evolving situation
• Meetings from 12-1 PM on 4^th Tues. of odd # months

Local Breastfeeding Coalitions

• “Brag and Borrow” & “Share and Care – “Harambee” at each meeting
• Elements of Success
  • Leadership
  • Projects
  • Funding
  • Communication
• Meetings from 12-1 PM on the 2^nd Thurs. of odd # months

Public Health

• Learning Moments
  • COVID-19 updates and impacts
  • Next project – Mini-Reports Data Visualization of “Breastfeeding Support by Kansas County”
  • The 2^nd Tuesday of Odd Months from 11-Noon.