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From Response to Resilience: The NCBfC's Journey in SAFE Infant Feeding Post-Helene

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From Response to Resilience: The NCBfC's Journey in SAFE Infant Feeding Post-Helene

Location

Online Course
MAHEC
Asheville, NC 28803

Dates & Times

Aug 4, 2025 1:00 AM – Aug 4, 2026 1:00 AM

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In September 2024, residents of western North Carolina were faced with the worst natural disaster to ever hit the region. Homes were lost, families were without electricity and access to safe water for weeks. Parents were concerned about feeding their infants and young children.

During the disaster, help came to the region in the form of volunteers from the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition. These volunteers spent endless hours providing guidance to shelter and food distribution sites on safe infant and young child feeding.

This session will look at the challenges faced with infant feeding in the early days post-Helene and strategies implemented to support and build more resilient families. Learners will be asked to develop two actionable steps for their communities aimed at improving emergency preparedness for SAFE Infant Feeding based on the content of this course.

You should plan to spend 2.0 hours watching the taped presentation, reviewing the CDC Toolkit on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, and completing the post-test.

You will have 90 days from the date of registration to complete the course. After that date, the course materials will no longer be accessible to you.

Audience

Public Health Nurses, Nutritionists, Social Workers, Peer Support Specialists, and Emergency Preparedness Coordinators

Objectives

At the end of this training, the learner will be able to:

check Analyze the immediate impact of Hurricane Helene on infant feeding practices and identify two key challenges faced by affected communities, as evidenced by the data collected by the NCBfC
check Formulate at least two actionable next steps for their own communities based on the lessons learned from the NCBfC's post-Helene experience, aimed at improving emergency preparedness for SAFE Infant Feeding
check Describe the NCBfC's strategic interventions and initiatives implemented in response to Hurricane Helene, and articulate how these efforts contributed to building a more resilient SAFE Infant Feeding framework for future emergencies

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Free, funding for this training has been provided by the Region 1 WIC LATCH (Lactation Area Training Center for Health). You must register to attend.

FREE

Available Credits

CEU .200

The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire online continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.20 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.

Contact Hours 2.000

MAHEC designates this online continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 2.00 Contact Hours.

Speakers

Norma O. Escobar, IBCLC, FILCA

Sessions

From Response to Resilience: The NCBfC's Journey in SAFE Infant Feeding Post-Helene

8/4 1:00 AM – 1:00 AM

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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