[SAFE Team News] Another Formula Recall & Nourishing Resilience Training #5 Recording

June 2026

SAFE Team - Infant Feeding in Emergencies

We stand at the intersection of public health, emergency response, and equity, working to make sure no family is left behind when disaster strikes.

We are grateful for your interest in and support of infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E).

In this issue, you will find:

Feature: Nourishing Resilience #5 Recorded Training - Creating Safe, Supportive Environments for IYCF in Congregate Settings
Upcoming Public IYCF-E Trainings & Events
SAFE Team News & Articles
- Upcoming Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Conference
- SAFE Team at NC Public Health Preparedness and Response Symposium - Reflections from Love Anderson
Sponsor Appreciation
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Creating Safe, Supportive Environments for Infant Feeding in Shelters & Congregate Settings - Nourishing Resilience Recorded Training #5

Shelters, distribution sites, and other congregate settings are ubiquitous parts of disaster response. In this session, we discuss examples of congregate areas, ways to support families at those sites, and some ways to support the sites themselves as they support the families in feeding and caring for their infants and young children. Jodine Chase of Safely Fed Canada shares a case study of a disaster, including challenges and risks of congregate areas they observed, and some ways to mitigate those risks.

Watch the Training Here

Upcoming IYCF-E Trainings & Events

June 22 & 23, "Essential Skills and Knowledge for Disaster Response" and "Trauma, Resilience, and Effective Counseling Strategies for Clinicians" - Kentuckiana Lactation Improvement Coalition (KLIC) Lactation and Collaboration Summit 2026- Louisville, KY. Details and Registration.
July 14 - NACCHO360 Annual Conference – Lexington, KY. SAFE Poster presented.
July 14, 1-2:30 PM - Nourishing Resilience #11 - Influencing Policies for Better Preparedness. Virtual. Register here.

Nourishing Resilience Registration

SAFE Team News & Articles

2nd Annual Dr. Michael Frogel Prediatric Disaster Preparedness Conference

Register for this free, online conference on pediatric disaster preparedness hosted by the NYC Pediatric Disaster Coalition on June 9th, 2026 | 12:30pm – 5:00pm EST. This virtual conference brings together leading experts in pediatric emergency medicine, disaster preparedness, and mental health to discuss current challenges and best practices in protecting children during emergencies and large-scale disasters. Topics include…

Same Story, Different Group – Harm Reduction Community and IYCF-E

What Struck Me Most at the Preparedness Symposium Wasn’t on Our Slides SAFE Team at the NC Public Health Preparedness and Response Symposium: Reflections from Love Anderson, President & CEO, Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities; Cofounder, SAFE Infant Feeding We went to the NC Public Health Preparedness and Response Symposium in Winston-Salem to talk about infant feeding in emergencies. But…

Severe disasters can reduce even well-resourced communities to low-resource conditions almost instantly. Recovery becomes even more challenging on an island located more than 1,000 miles from the U.S. mainland, where supply chains and communication systems can be severely disrupted. Lourdes Santaballa, founder of Alimentación Segura Infantil (ASI), shares lessons learned from supporting infants and families in Puerto Rico following…

This past June 3–5, the SAFE Team headed to Bethesda, Maryland, for the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee’s National Breastfeeding Conference and Convening—and we are still feeling the post-conference energy! A major highlight of the event was the Plenary Panel Session, “IYCF-E Starts Now: Building Systems, Partnerships, and Plans Before the Next Crisis,” featuring our very own Melinda Delisle. Melinda joined…

New Recall: Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Powdered Infant Formula In June 2026, the CDC and state health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to contaminated powdered infant formula. Infant botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by Clostridium botulinum spores that can grow in an infant’s gut and produce toxins affecting the nervous…

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