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SUMMARY:USBC Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Constellation
DESCRIPTION:The US Breastfeeding Committee owns this constellation. We facilitate it. \nSAFE is the national IYCF-E implementation of Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities. BFFC is the blue skies strategy\, the slow work of building communities where feeding a baby is everyone’s business. This is the gray skies work\, for the days that strategy gets tested. \nConstellations are how USBC does collective work. Member organizations commit to a shared piece of the national agenda and meet over time to actually move it. Facilitating the infant and young child feeding in emergencies constellation means this conversation now has a permanent home inside the national coalition instead of living in a handful of people’s inboxes. \nParticipation is open to US Breastfeeding Committee member organizations. If your organization is a USBC member and you want a seat at this table\, contact USBC for an invitation. If you are not a member yet\, that is the first step\, and it is worth taking.
URL:https://safeinfantfeeding.org/event/usbc-infant-and-young-child-feeding-in-emergencies-constellation/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Meetings,National
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SUMMARY:When the System Stops: Appalachian Breastfeeding Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:View the slides Printable handouts \nWhen the System Stops: Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies in Appalachia. Brandi Harrison\, Jayne Carpenter\, and Love Anderson at the 6th Appalachian Breastfeeding Conference\, Friday\, October 9\, 2026\, at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling\, West Virginia. Brandi and Jayne are the two Western North Carolina IBCLCs who put out the call for help after Hurricane Helene. The SAFE Team grew out of that call. \nAppalachia has already lived this. When the roads wash out and the power stays off for a week\, the formula supply chain and the lactation support system fail at the same time\, and the families furthest up the holler feel it first. Every emergency plan we have seen assumes someone else is handling the babies. This session is about what a community can put in place before the water rises. \n\nEverything from the session\, in one place\nShare this page with coworkers and families. The short address is safeinfantfeeding.org/appalachia. \nJump to: Printable handouts · Before the next storm · Feeding babies safely · Emergency kit checklist · Family preparedness · Communication boards · Your county · Staying together · More \nPrintable handouts\nPrint these for families or keep them in your bag. Each is one page\, with the QR code back to this page. \nResources for families and the people who serve themOne page · PDFLet’s build a family emergency kitOne-page checklist · PDF\nEn español: Preparemos un kit de emergencia familiar (PDF) \nBefore the next storm: for lactation professionals\, coalitions\, and counties\n\nAsk every pregnant family one question: what is your plan to feed your baby if the water and power go out?\nLearn your county emergency manager’s name\, and make sure they know yours. Setting up local infant and young child feeding emergency preparedness walks through the first steps.\nDoes your emergency plan account for infants? A quick self-assessment for agencies and coalitions.\nRapid Needs Assessment: the right questions to ask a family in the first few minutes.\nSanitation kit guide: build one kit and teach one family how to clean feeding supplies without power or hot water.\nIYCF-E County Policy Adoption Toolkit: what to ask your county to put in writing.\nPut infant feeding on your coalition’s next agenda\, and sign up for the SAFE Team newsletter to stay connected.\n\nFeeding babies safely\n\nInfant Feeding Safety Scale: the safest to least safe ways to feed a baby. This is the hierarchy from the table activity.\nSAFE Infant Feeding Quick Reference Guide / Guía de referencia rápida: simple picture instructions for families\, in English and Spanish.\nPreparing powdered formula safely in an emergency: the water temperature matters more than anything else.\nDIY cold sanitation kit / en español: clean bottles\, pump parts\, and cups without power or hot water.\nStoring formula safely: opened and unopened containers.\nPlanning ahead for winter weather with infants and young children\nShort videos: Safe infant feeding in emergencies · Hand expression · Infant carrying · Keeping baby warm / en español\nCDC resources for families and the full CDC Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Toolkit\nAll SAFE Team family resources\nWant to go deeper? Nourishing Resilience is our free recorded training series on infant and young child feeding in emergencies.\n\nLet’s build a family emergency kit\nMost families pack a large waterproof tub (or two) for shared supplies and a small backpack for each person with their clothes\, medications\, and copies of documents in case you get separated. Plan for at least four days. Keep a master list inside the kit and check it every 6 months\, or sooner when your family’s needs change. Tap each section to open it\, or print the one-page checklist (en español). \n\nFood\, water\, and kitchen\n\nAt least 8 gallons of water per person (2 gallons per person per day)\, more if it is hot\nNon-perishable food for everyone in the family\nCamp stove and fuel\nUtensils\, dishes\, and a water bottle for each person\nBasic cookware and cooking utensils\nManual can opener\nDishwashing supplies: soap\, scrub brushes\, bottle and straw brushes\nZip-top bags in several sizes\nWater purification tablets\, or plain unscented bleach (nothing added) for purifying water\nWater filter\, and written instructions for purifying water\nPaper towels\nA bin for washing items\n\n\n\nBaby and kids\n\nDiapers or training pants\, diaper ointment\, and wipes\n3 to 4 complete changes of clothes\nBaby carrier\nA small cooler you can pack quickly with expressed breast milk and ice packs\nIf breastfeeding: breast pads\, a manual breast pump\, and milk storage bags\nDisposable cups for cup feeding\nIf formula feeding: enough ready-to-feed formula for 4 days (a fully formula-fed baby usually takes 24 to 32 oz a day; small single-feed bottles mean nothing has to be kept cold)\, disposable bottle nipples\, and bottles if you use them\nBaby food or your child’s preferred snacks\nAny special cups\, plates\, or utensils your child prefers\nComfort items: blanket\, stuffed animal\, sensory tools\nToys\, books\, and games\nA laminated “All About Me!” form for each child\nA laminated Emergency Information Form for each child (the AAP has one to download)\n\n\n\nMedical and first aid\n\nPrescription medications\, with instructions\nWritten contact information for every provider\nImportant medical records\nBackup power for medical equipment\nElectrolyte powder\nOver-the-counter medications: allergy\, pain\, NSAID\, antibiotic ointment\, antacid\nFirst aid kit: bandages\, elastic bandage\, gauze\, tourniquet\, foil blanket\, gloves\, scissors\, medical tape\, thermometer\n\n\n\nHousehold supplies\n\n2 to 3 complete changes of clothes and a change of shoes for each person\nFlashlights or headlamps\, batteries\, and lanterns (solar is best)\nChargers\, battery packs\, and solar chargers\nEmergency broadcast radio\nPocket knife or multi-tool\, duct tape\, rope or paracord\, and a tarp\nToilet paper\, menstrual products\, and other toiletries\nDisinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer\nBlankets and trash bags\nN95 masks\n\n\n\nAssistive technology\n\nBackup communication boards (see communication boards below)\nA list of your child’s usual supports and devices\nChargers and backup power for devices\n\n\n\nPets\n\nPet food\, water\, and bowls\nVeterinary records\, including vaccines\nMedications\nLeash\, toys\, and a blanket or travel bed\n\n\n\nDocuments (in a waterproof pouch)\n\nAn Emergency Information Form for each family member and an “All About Me!” form for each child\nCopies of power of attorney documents\, wills\, and other legal documents\nCopies of ID: birth certificates\, Social Security cards\, driver licenses\, passports\, National Child ID Program cards\nVehicle titles and your house deed or lease\nProvider lists and medication lists for each family member\nHealth insurance cards\nEmergency contacts and other important phone numbers\nRecent photos of every family member and pet\, alone and together\nBank\, credit card\, and loan contact information\nWhere the nearest shelter that meets your family’s needs is\, and where the Family Assistance Center will be\nA list of what is in your kit\n\n\n\nMiscellaneous\n\nSpare house and car keys\nEmergency cash (cards may not work)\nPlaying cards or activity books\nA paper map or road atlas\n\n\nFamily preparedness\n\nAmerican Academy of Pediatrics: disaster preparedness for families\, including the Emergency Information Form\nSesame Workshop: helping children get ready for emergencies (English and Spanish)\nReady.gov: Ready Kids\nNational Pediatric Disaster Coalition: resources for children and families\n\nEmergency communication boards\nMany children have a harder time communicating under stress. Pack a printed board even if your child usually talks. \n\nTemple University Institute on Disabilities: emergency picture communication aid\nProject Core\, UNC Chapel Hill Center for Literacy and Disability Studies: printable core vocabulary boards\n\nYour county\n\nSign up for your county’s free emergency alerts by text\, call\, or email. Most counties offer them; search your county’s name and “emergency alerts.”\nWould someone in your home need help evacuating (no car\, medical equipment that needs power\, a disability)? Ask your county emergency management office how to let them know before an emergency.\nFeeding help: your local WIC office\, lactation support near you\, and the Appalachian Breastfeeding Network\, which runs a breastfeeding hotline for families.\n\nStaying together\nPick a family code word\, and make sure your child’s caregivers and child care program know your emergency plan and theirs. \n\nNational Center for Missing and Exploited Children: disaster preparedness and reunification\, including family emergency playbooks in English and Spanish\nUnaccompanied Minors Disaster Registry (only active during a declared disaster)\nNational Child ID Program kit\nTeam Adam: retired law enforcement who help find children separated from their families in a disaster\n\nMore\n\nDisaster birth plan (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)\nChild Trends: toolkit for child welfare agencies to help young people heal and thrive during and after natural disasters\nSimple activities for children and adolescents: written during COVID\, and just as useful for any long stretch at home or in a shelter\n\nResources and kit checklist compiled by Rachel Fann\, MS\, CCC-SLP\, CLC\, SAFE Infant Feeding Team. \n \nScan to open this page on your phone: safeinfantfeeding.org/appalachia \n\n\nAbout SAFE\nSAFE is the national IYCF-E (infant and young child feeding in emergencies) implementation of Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities. BFFC is the blue skies strategy\, the slow work of building communities where feeding a baby is everyone’s business. This is the gray skies work\, for the days that strategy gets tested. \nHosted by the Appalachian Breastfeeding Network at the 6th Appalachian Breastfeeding Conference\, celebrating ten years of ABN. The resources on this page are open to everyone.
URL:https://safeinfantfeeding.org/event/when-the-system-stops-infant-and-young-child-feeding-in-emergencies-in-appalachia/
LOCATION:Oglebay Park Resort\, 465 Lodge Dr\, Wheeling\, WV\, 26003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,National,Presentations,Training
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SUMMARY:SAFE Support and Strategic Core (S3C)
DESCRIPTION:We convene S3C quarterly for the people doing this work on the ground: the ones writing the plans\, sitting on preparedness committees\, and answering the phone when the water goes out. \nSAFE is the national IYCF-E implementation of Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities. BFFC is the blue skies strategy\, the slow work of building communities where feeding a baby is everyone’s business. This is the gray skies work\, for the days that strategy gets tested. \nAn emergency does not wait for a community to figure out how babies will be fed. This is where we work through what is actually happening where you are\, what is stuck\, and what the rest of us have already learned the hard way. \nCome with foundational IYCF-E knowledge from training\, coursework\, or response experience. Registration required.
URL:https://safeinfantfeeding.org/event/safe-support-and-strategic-core-s3c/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Meetings,National
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260808
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UID:7250-1785542400-1786147199@safeinfantfeeding.org
SUMMARY:World Breastfeeding Week
DESCRIPTION:World Breastfeeding Week is hosted by WABA\, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. \nIt was a call to action from WABA that started the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community. That framework is what SAFE implements when the weather turns. This week is where our whole line of work begins. \nIt is easy to let an awareness week pass\, and easier still in emergency response\, where the work is measured in deployments and not in observances. But these calls to action\, and the accountability that comes with them\, are the reason any of this is anybody’s business. Take the week. \nWABA publishes a full week of materials and a call to action each year. Follow their lead\, and celebrate it where you are.
URL:https://safeinfantfeeding.org/event/world-breastfeeding-week/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:National,Observances
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