Join Us
Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month and Black Breastfeeding Week with us at this month's Collaboratory! We're honored to host a panel of experts who will lead a discussion on current breastfeeding policies, global trends, conflict of interests and the impact on marginalized communities in California. We are so grateful to the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health for sponsoring this month's Collaboratory.
Date: August 30, 2018
Time: 5:30-8:00pm
(Dinner served at 5:00pm)
Location: UCSF Mission Hall, Room 1400
Who: This event is open to the public and free.
Be Involved
In light of the US Government's opposition to the UN Infant and Young Child Feeding Resolution, recently reported earlier this summer in the NYTimes, it is clear that breastfeeding must be supported, promoted and protected.
Learn more about breastfeeding resources, local Coalitions, breastfeeding rights in California, and current proposed legislation, from the California Breastfeeding Coalition.
You can also learn more about Black Breastfeeding Week at blackbreastfeedingweek.org! Our goal in supporting this movement is to normalize breastfeeding and challenge the growing disparities in breastfeeding rates. You can follow Black Breastfeeding Week on Twitter and Instagram and share your own images and stories.
Moderator/Speaker
Ifeyinwa V. Asiodu is an Assistant Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing. Dr. Asiodu is a public health nurse, researcher and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Ifeyinwa's research is centered on the intersection of race, gender, family dynamics, life course, and breastfeeding. The long-term goal of her program of research is to reduce breastfeeding disparities and increase access to human milk in Black communities, increase workforce diversity in the field of breastfeeding and lactation and develop culturally-informed breastfeeding interventions, specifically using social media platforms, to improve infant feeding education and breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.
Panelists
Aunchalee Palmquist is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health and the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI) at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is a medical anthropologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Dr. Palmquist completed postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health and at Yale University. Her interdisciplinary work bridges anthropology and global public health. She employs critical biocultural perspectives and mixed-methods to generate new knowledge about breastfeeding and maternal-infant health in humanitarian settings. Specific areas of interest include human milk sharing and milk banking; trauma-informed lactation support; and infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Dr. Palmquist works to translate this research into policies and practices that advance health equity, resilience, and well-being in vulnerable communities.
Chyvonne Washington is the Program Supervisor for San Mateo County's Black Infant Health program. The Black Infant Health Program is a statewide initiative created to address the high rates of Black infant and maternal mortality in California. Chyvonne works directly with pregnant and parenting Black women and their families and has been a case manager and coordinator of North County activities in San Mateo County for over 10 years. She also is leading their breastfeeding efforts and works collaboratively with clients to overcome barriers associated with lactation accommodations as they return back to work and school.
Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, author
Robbie Gonzalez-Dow is the Executive Director of the California Breastfeeding Coalition (CBC) and one of the co-leads of the Breastfeeding Action Network. She is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Lactation Educator and Regional Breastfeeding Liaison with WIC. Robbie is actively involved with several legislative efforts to provide lactation accommodations to all lactating persons in California and has been supporting and working with the CBC since the beginning. Robbie is a dynamic leader, speaker
Book Signing!
The first 50 attendees will receive a free copy of “The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding” by Kimberly Seals Allers! Join us for a book signing after the panel!
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Continuing Medical Education
Collaboratories are a Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit-granting event. UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. International or remote attendees should verify with their home institution whether or not this CME credit is accepted.
