Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Coalition

RRBC Monthly Meeting
2017-10-19 17:00 - 18:30, 2017-09-21 17:00 - 18:30, 2017-08-17 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | St. Mary's Hospital – Unity Health, 89 Genesee Street, Rochester, NY, 14611, United States

ROC Live, Love Latch!
2017-08-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Tinker Nature Park, 1525 Calkins Rd, Tyler Pavillion, Henrietta, NY, 14467, United States
Hosted by La Leche League of Rochester, NY
La Leche League of Rochester is hosting this Live Love Latch in celebration of National Breastfeeding Month!
All in attendance will be counted as participants, who declare their support of breastfeeding in their local community and beyond! Anyone will be counted, whether breastfeeding or not.
This is a potluck event. Please bring a dish to share. Dinnerware will be provided.
www.PerfectPotluck.com/YIAT1376
We will have goodie bags and demos, a playground and crafts for the kids!

4th Annual Black Breastfeeding Week
2017-08-25 08:00 - 2017-08-31 17:00
This year’s theme is “bet on black,” about “spotlighting the sweet joy of family bonds and perseverance.”

The Global BIG Latch On
2017-08-04 09:30 - 12:00 | Ontario Beach Park at Portside Shelter, 4800 Lake Avenue, Rchester, NY, 14613, United States
In support and recognition of breastfeeding mothers everywhere, The Breastfeeding Partnership, WIC and Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Coalition, are inviting all pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in our community to join us – Friday, August 4th – as retake part in World Breastfeeding Week.
At exactly 10:30 AM, mothers all over the world will be latching their babies on at the same time. Breastfeeding mothers worldwide will be United as one, saying “We Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding”
So come on out, latch on and be counted.

Breastfeeding Grand Rounds WebCast
2017-08-03 08:30 - 10:30 | Whipple Auditorium, K307
Staff and Community event: Dr. Ruth Lawrence and School of Public Health in partnership with the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Supplemental Food programs:
“Breastfeeding Grand Rounds: The Impact of Social and Cultural Values on Breastfeeding Practices and Strategies to Address Disparities” will air on August 3rd, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
This webcast is intended for healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals, and will offer CME, CNE, CHES, LCERP or general continuing education credits.
http://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/bfgr.shtml

Annual World Breastfeeding Week Luncheon with Dr. Lawrence
2017-07-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Whipple Auditorium, K307
For Staff of URMC
Staff is invited to pick the brain of the “grandmother of Breastfeeding Medicine,” our very own Dr. Ruth Lawrence, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the U of R School of Medicine, Medical Director of the Ruth A. Lawrence Poison and Drug Information Center and of the Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Study Center and Northumberland Trust Chair in Pediatrics.
Pizza and drinks will be provided.
