The USBC is pleased to offer access to recorded webinars and sessions on various topics developed to spark meaningful conversations and deepen understanding.
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The Nutrition & Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) released a recording of the State of the Science webinar, featuring Cheryl Lebedevitch, USBC National Policy Director, and Dr. Heather Hamner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Maternal, Infant, and Toddler Nutrition Team Lead. The webinar outlines CDC surveillance and research efforts, describes the current state of infant feeding in the United States and what it means for public health, provides an overview of the federal policies and investments impacting breastfeeding, and describes how recent events have shaped the infant feeding experience.
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Hosted in partnership with the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), this session provides an overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Toolkit, shares current research exploring personal experiences and disaster-related factors that influence breastfeeding, and describes how NACCHO has supported communities in emergency preparedness for maternal and child population. Viewers also learn about how Jefferson County Health Department partnered with their Medical Reserve Corps unit and with community members to integrate pregnant people, families, and infants into Emergency Preparedness Planning.
Presenters include: Lauren O'Connor, MPH, CLC, McKing Consulting Corporation, CDC; Jennifer Russell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, PhD Candidate, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Allison Wilson, MPH, CLC, Jefferson County Public Health; Harpur Schwartz, MSPH, CHES, CLC, NACCHO; with Talei Moore, NACCHO, and Camille Abbe, USBC, moderating. Camille Abbe, USBC Director of Strategic Partnerships, opens this session with insight into USBC's position on infant nutrition security and the rapid formation and actions of the IYCF-E Constellation at the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Click here to watch the recorded session! |
The evidence is clear that the policies and systems that shape and influence our lives have a significant and lasting impact on infant feeding outcomes. Too often, policy decisions have a population-level impact yet do not take into consideration the needs of infants, their mothers and lactating parents, and their families. For decades, the lactation field has come together to identify policy barriers and gaps and push for change.
USBC Deputy Director Amelia Psmythe Seger and USBC Senior Policy & Communications Manager Cheryl Lebedevitch review the organization's approach to organizing stakeholders for policy, systems, and environmental change efforts. They describe strategies for collaborating to create legislative change and share the policy priorities identified for the 118th congressional session. Click here to watch this recorded session! |
Language and culture have a complex yet profound, interdependent relationship. Language is a system of communication to build relationships and create a sense of community. Culture is a set of behaviors, beliefs, and values shared by a group of people that influences their behavior and the interpretation of other people's behavior. Language influences culture, and culture influences language.
During this presentation, hosted October 12, 2022, Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist, PhD, MA, IBCLC unpacks colonial influences on gendered language, the fluidity of language in other cultures, and inclusive approaches to transform the culture of the First Food field. The presenter slides include a reference list and questions for critical self-reflection. Click here to watch this recorded presentation! |
The U.S. plays a significant role in the global economy but has yet to adopt the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.
In the first session of this series, Laurence Grummer-Strawn, MPA, MA, PhD and Rachel Crossley, MSc help us learn about the aggressive and unethical marketing of commercial milk formula that undermines efforts to improve breastfeeding. Dive into the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutions in this session, learn how to become an advocate for change, and discover how we can collectively take action to address today's global nutrition crisis. |
Formula marketing impacts the provision of lactation support to communities with diverse needs, especially within communities of color.
In the second session of this series, Malaika Ludman, MPH, CLC presents an overview of how formula marketing practices impact communities in emergencies as well as the various tactics that formula companies use to appeal to consumers, healthcare workers, health systems, and policy makers. Dr. Kimarie Bugg, DNP, FNP-BC, MPH, IBCLC explains how important breastfeeding representation is in the Black community and Lourdes Santaballa, MS, IBCLC, IYCFS takes us through the WHO Code in the context of Puerto Rico and local disasters. |
What opportunities for collective work are there to influence policy on commercial milk formula marketing?
In this third and final session in the series, Sally Mancini, MPH, presents research from the Rudd Center on infant formula and toddler milk marketing in the United States, demonstrating that deceptive formula marketing continues after infancy. To better understand formula labeling issues and explain how the government can and cannot help with these Code violations, Jennifer Pomeranz, JD, MPH, brings a unique expertise as a Juris Doctor to this discussion. Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC, concludes this presentation with information about what advocacy levers we can use to take action now. |
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