Crow River Area Breastfeeding Coalition

September 22nd, 20179:00 am

Dunn Bros Coffee, Hutchinson

Present: Jayme K (Sibley), Whitney W (Sibley), Brittany B (McLeod), Janelle (Hutch Health), Andrea (peer), Beth T (McLeod), Jenny C (Meeker)
Mission: Collaborate with local health departments, WIC programs, Hospitals, Clinics, and other organizations and individuals, to protect, support, and promote breastfeeding.
Vision: Provide a clear and consistent message through the community about breastfeeding resources and support.
Purpose: Bring community members together to decide how we can best make our community supportive of breastfeeding mothers and babies.
Topic / Discussion/Plan / Action/Do/Follow up
Welcome and Introductions
Review Mission/Vision & Purpose / Combine vision and purpose, Jayme will work on wording.
Coalition leadership and changes / Jenny Crowe and Whitney Wiethoff
Coalition Accomplishments / 2017 McLeod County Fair Rock-n-Rest BF area (B&B donates RV, Hutch Health and GRHS sponsor)
Setting new goals / What do we want to coalition to look like?
**Goals needs to match the capabilities of the coalition** /
  1. Bring Rock-n-Rest RV to all counties
  2. Change resource guide to brochure form, outreach to hospitals/pharmacies
  3. August event
  4. Letters to businesses about BF Friendly workplace
  5. Fundraising efforts

Partner Sharing / Hutch Health- 3 IBCLC, 2 CLC, inpatient and outpatient services, have seen good numbers. Will be changing to Health Partners. Undergoing customer satisfaction survey.
Peer BF support- Andrea calls/texts. Prenatal calls monthly, call/text weekly 1 month before and after delivery as needed. Planning a support group once/month in Hutchinson, rotate peers for leading the group. Will most likely be at Hunter’s Ridge Church and will be open to the public. / Plan a WIC/Public Health overview to brainstorm ideas on how we can collaborate and promote each other.
Possibility of offering bedside visit following “Family Connects” model.
MN Breastfeeding Coalition / Prenatal Toolkit

Upcoming Trainings / MN Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Meeting
-November 2nd & 3rd
"Outpatient Breastfeeding Champion Training" Milk Mob and MDH, 8:30-5:00, September 19-20, 2017, DoubleTree, Brooklyn Center
"Building Bridges for Breastfeeding Duration: A best practice educational networking opportunity"
September 26, 2017, Marshall, MN. Same program offered twice. 8:00-11:30 and 1:00-4:30
Outreach / McLeod has been designated at a BF Friendly health department, Brittany will send information on process.
Contact Betsy Czmowski-3M nurse
Roseann Maher- Marketing at Hutch Health
Anna Alexander- GRHS
Fundraising / Outreach to hospitals for fundraising $$
Paint party Spring 2018
August BF Event- keynote speaker (Milk Mob pediatrician?)
Amazon Smiles Fundraiser can be designated to MN BF coalition
Schwans gift card fundraiser
Thirty-One bags/Home businesses donate
Future Meeting Dates / There is a conflict with McLeod WIC and meeting dates.
Preferred frequency of meetings? / Next meeting November 27th at 12:30, location TBD.
Respectfully Submitted: / Whitney Wiethoff, RN, CLC