SAFE at #NBCC26
Bringing IYCF-E to the National Breastfeeding Conference to change systems. This past June 3–5, the SAFE Team headed to Bethesda, Maryland, for the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee’s National Breastfeeding Conference and […]
Disaster Response on an Island
Lessons from the IYCF-E response in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Severe disasters can reduce even well-resourced communities to low-resource conditions almost instantly. Recovery becomes even more challenging on an
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Same Story, Different Group
What harm reduction communities and IYCF-E share when crisis hits. What Struck Me Most at the Preparedness Symposium Wasn’t on Our Slides SAFE Team at the NC Public Health Preparedness
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Pediatric Disaster Prep 2026
The 2nd Annual Dr. Michael Frogel Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Conference. Register for this free, online conference on pediatric disaster preparedness hosted by the NYC Pediatric Disaster Coalition on June 9th,
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Is Your Plan Infant-Ready?
IYCF-E Self-Assessment Tool for North Carolina Emergency Management When disaster strikes, emergency managers face an avalanche of decisions. In the chaos of those first hours and days, relying on existing
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SAFE at OCLA Breastfest
This year OLCA celebrated 40 years of it’s Breastfest conference. 40 years of educating and training the infant feeding specialists to help families with feeding their infants and young children.
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IYCF-E in a Changing Climate
This article from Duke University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology examines how climate-related stressors like extreme heat are affecting maternal and infant health outcomes. It emphasizes the need for proactive,
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Our New Logo
We Have a New Logo! If you have been involved with or followed our work for awhile, you may have noticed a new logo starting to pop up on some
North Carolina Training Series
New Statewide Training Series Addresses Critical Gaps in Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, hosted by North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition Raleigh, NC — The North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, in collaboration with
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SAFE Team Partnership with the National Pediatric Disaster Coalition
The SAFE Infant Feeding Team is excited to be in partnership with the National Pediatric Disaster Coalition. This connection began when SAFE Team board member Ashley Mickelson, M.S., NLP, CCC-SLP, IBCLC participated in the Pediatric
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