Milk River Breastfeeding Coalition
Our mission is to develop and implement a comprehensive community-wide plan to increase the rate of breastfeeding initiation and duration of exclusivity among women in Hill & Blaine County.
Our vision is to ensure all mothers in Hill & Blaine County live and work in a breastfeeding friendly environment.
Our objectives are to:
- Enhance community and professional awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding and knowledge of optimal breastfeeding support practices.
- Assure consistent, periodic, reliable monitoring of breastfeeding behaviors among women in Hill & Blaine County.
- Women who breastfeed will have access to culturally appropriate prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum support and information.
- Community organizations/agencies will work together to increase breastfeeding rates and eliminate disparity in this critical public health indicator.
Goal 1: Professional education about breastfeeding.
Goal 2: Establish mechanisms to help to ensure the success of coalition through collaboration and partnerships within our communities.
Goal 3: Create ways to market, advocate for, and inform community members and others about the importance of breastfeeding.
Goal 4: Develop plan for continual financial sustainability for our coalition.
Our vision is to ensure all mothers in Hill & Blaine County live and work in a breastfeeding friendly environment.
Our objectives are to:
- Enhance community and professional awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding and knowledge of optimal breastfeeding support practices.
- Assure consistent, periodic, reliable monitoring of breastfeeding behaviors among women in Hill & Blaine County.
- Women who breastfeed will have access to culturally appropriate prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum support and information.
- Community organizations/agencies will work together to increase breastfeeding rates and eliminate disparity in this critical public health indicator.
Goal 1: Professional education about breastfeeding.
Goal 2: Establish mechanisms to help to ensure the success of coalition through collaboration and partnerships within our communities.
Goal 3: Create ways to market, advocate for, and inform community members and others about the importance of breastfeeding.
Goal 4: Develop plan for continual financial sustainability for our coalition.