Preparing Resilient Communities Pre-Disaster, Part 1

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- 00:00 – Homework
- 00:00 – Q&A
Session 7 – Homework Summary
- Review Handouts
- Learn your community’s Breastfeeding Baseline statistics
- Work on the 10 Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Self-Assessment
- Continue creating your community resource list.
- Complete the evaluation for this session.
- Make a suggested donation of $5 per session (optional, but appreciated!)
Thank you to our generous sponsors! See more below.




Handouts, Links & Resources
Handout List
- Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities – 10 Steps Overview
- Breastfeeding Baseline for IYCF-E & 10 Steps
- 10 Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Self-Assessment
- Resource List Guide for IYCF-E Connections*
- Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities Resources
- CDC Breastfeeding report card
- WIC Breastfeeding Data & WIC Breastfeeding Data Local Agency Dashboard
- Ready, Set, Baby – Downloadable resources & Online Classes
- Medicaid Coverage of Breastfeeding Support & Supplies – Report
- Breastfeeding Celebration Weeks 2025 Image
*Indicates previously distributed handouts.
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities – 10 Steps Overview

What a breastfeeding family-friendly community is, and an overview of the 10 Steps.
https://safeinfantfeeding.org/app/uploads/2026/03/10-Steps-Breastfeeding-Friendly-Overview-BFFC.pdf
Breastfeeding Baseline for IYCF-E & 10 Steps

A worksheet for compiling baseline infant feeding statistics in your area.
https://safeinfantfeeding.org/app/uploads/2026/03/Breastfeeding-Baseline-for-IYCF-E-and-10-Steps.pdf
10 Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Self-Assessment

Questions to use to evaluate your community’s progress on the 10 Steps to a Breastfeeding Family-Friendly Community.
https://safeinfantfeeding.org/app/uploads/2026/03/10-Steps-BFFC-Self-Assessment-Tool-3-2026.pdf
Continue (or Start) your Resource List

Suggestions on how to start your community resource list.
https://safeinfantfeeding.org/app/uploads/2025/12/Resource-List-Guide-for-IYCF-E-Connections.pdf
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities Resources

Tips, guidelines, handouts, technical assistance, and more for supporting implementation of the 10 Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community.
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card
WIC Breastfeeding Data
WIC Breastfeeding Data Local Agency Dashboard (includes most recent reported year)
Ready, Set, Baby

Downloadable resources: Ready, Set, BABY – UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Live online classes: https://sph.unc.edu/cgbi/ready-set-baby-live-online-classes/
Medicaid Coverage of Breastfeeding Support & Supplies

Independent landscape analysis report by Health Management Associates (HMA) examining Medicaid coverage of breastfeeding services and supplies in six states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon, and Vermont.
Breastfeeding Celebration Weeks Image

Image showing 2025 themes for diverse groups
https://safeinfantfeeding.org/app/uploads/2026/03/Breastfeeding_Celebration_Weeks_2025.png
Please Support Our Efforts
If you find this training helpful, please support our efforts with a financial donation. Click below and select “SAFE Team” to earmark for IYCF-E education and disaster response support.
Thanks to our Sponsors
We express our gratitude to our sponsors that made this training possible:

Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation
The Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation is a private family foundation dedicated to supporting charitable organizations that align with its mission of giving back.
Grants are made only as a result of the Foundation’s own initiative.

Baby Bjorn
BabyBjörn was founded in 1961 with a mission to make everyday life easier and more enjoyable for parents with babies. Still family-owned, that mission extends to this day through their support of the community and products that go beyond quality and safety standards. To get in touch with BabyBjörn for support on baby carriers, to join their community of experts, or if need arises in your community for emergency baby gear supplies, please reach out to care@babybjorn.com.

In memory of Elsie Perry
Elsie Perry was a founding mother of La Leche League Boston in the 1960’s. Donation of support made by her daughters.

Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities provides technical assistance to breastfeeding coalitions and health departments across the US, including Breastfeed Durham, Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Asheville, and the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition. Our newest project, the SAFE Team, revealed national gaps in infant and young child feeding during emergencies. Our core mission of systems change uses the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community to train and educate non-lactating community members to better welcome families, normalize breastfeeding, and prepare for safe infant feeding in emergencies. Together, we build environments where every family can thrive.

Confident Pregnancy (DBA Melinda Delisle Innovations)
We help people be healthier, feel more confident, and find their inner strength so we can show up as our best selves. Learn tips and insights foundations for staying calmer and more resilient under stress at MelindaDelisle.substack.com/ or see pregnancy-specific services at ConfidentPregnancy.com

Birthstone Center for Appalachian Perinatal Resilience
The Birthstone Center for Appalachian Perinatal Resilience strengthens perinatal health in Western North Carolina by centering families, uplifting birthworkers, and advancing equitable access to lactation, doula, and maternal mental health support—building resilience in mountain communities before, during, and after birth. Starting as a small private practice, Birthstone has grown into a regional nonprofit that creates innovative solutions to providing a village for Mountain Families.
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