The KBC Milk Messenger - October 2023

October 2023

Introducing the Newly Elected Board Members!

Stephanne Rupnicki,

Chair Elect

Mandy Chapin,

Secretary

Sharla Smith,

Member at Large

Thank you to Diana Lady for her service on the Board for the past two years and to all the candidates on the ballot. The new Board member will begin their terms on October 27 at the Annual Meeting during the Kansas 2023 Breastfeeding Conference.

KanCare increases payment for lactation consulting from $9.91 to $40 effective October 1! Who can bill KanCare for lactation consults? Details here.

Lactancia Latina of Southwest Kansas “Success Story” published by NACCHO - Partnering to Promote Continuity of Care in Southwest Kansas Implementing the Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support Blueprint

There is a new “Mothers Room” in the south concourse of the K-State Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Thank you to K-State Athletics for working with the KBC to design a state-of-the-art room for nursing parents who are also football fans. Pics below!

KBC Staff Updates– The KBC is pleased to share we now have three full-time staff members: Brenda Bandy, Executive Director; Amy Trollinger, Communications Coordinator; and Micah Fort, Operations Coordinator. In addition, contractor Vanessa Flood is the KBC Education Director.

Barton County Health Department for achieving the ‘Breastfeeding Friendly Local Health Department” designation. Click here for more information about this designation.
Asbury Child Development Center and The Growing Place for earning the “Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Provider” designation from Child Care Aware of Kansas. For more information about the designation and resources for child care providers, click here.
Gold “Breastfeeding Employee Support Award” winners:
Asbury Child Development Center
ESB Financial, Empora & Manhattan
The Growing Place
Riley County Health Department
Woodson County Health Department

For more information about this designation for employers, click here.

Have You Registered?

Don't delay any longer. Registration will close on October 23rd for the Kansas 2023 Breastfeeding Conference in Wichita. Click here to secure your seat at the Conference!

Register for Webinar: Physiological Infant Care: Conversations about Nighttime Breastfeeding, presented by Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter, Nov. 16, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Parent Handout
ABCs for Professionals - a series of three free videos that provide information for lactation professionals, doctors, nurses, midwives, and doulas on current science and strategies to help new mothers.
Spanish translations of the most popular lactation articles from the WIC Breastfeeding Support website are now available.
The LATCH Tool is designed for anyone who works with parents throughout the continuum of care.
Inclusive Communication Surrounding Childbirth, Lactation, and Infant Feeding, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
"I'm Just a Mom..." by guest writer, Brenda Bandy from 2013. "...Mothers may not feel comfortable, like I once did, at meetings where people sit around a table rather than on the floor without children darting in and out of the conversation. To those women, I say “Be brave and step into the room. What you have to say matters.” "

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Where We've Been:

Present & Exhibit at Kansas City Heartland Health Equity Conference & Kansas Birth Equity Summit – Sept. 13-16 in Kansas City, KS
Exhibit at KS Society of Human Resource Management – Sept. 20-22 in Overland Park, KS
Exhibit at Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference – Sept. 20-21 in Manhattan, KS
Present & Exhibit at Kansas Head Start Assoc. meeting, Sept. 28 in Salina, KS
Exhibit at Kansas Rural Maternal Health Symposium, Sept. 29 in Salina, KS

Where We’re Going:

Exhibit at Community Care Network Annual Conferenc e, Oct. 4-6, in Lawrence, KS
League of Kansas Municipalities Annual Conf., Oct. 8 in Wichita
Present & Exhibit at Maternal Mortality Conference, Oct. 20 in Salina, KS

Vanessa Flood, KBC Education Director, with Trini Murguia ,US Dept. of Labor at the KS Society of Human Resource Management

Click on a section below to read all about their latest work. Interested in joining a section? Click here.

Child Care Section

The Child Care Section meets on the 3rd Tuesday of odd months from 12-1 p.m.

Hospitals Section

The Hospital Section meets on the 4th Thursday of odd months from 12-1 p.m.

Local Coalitions Section

The Local Coalition Section meets on the second Thursday of odd months from 12-1 p.m.

Public Health Section

The Public Health section meets on the 3rd Thursday of even months from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

KBC Vision: Breastfeeding/human milk feeding is normal and supported throughout Kansas.

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