SAFE Infant Feeding

Two of the SAFE Team members, Love Anderson and Ashley Mickelson, with be presenting "The Invisible Infrastructure: Securing First Food on the Wake of Hurricane Helene" at the 2026 IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX.https://www.iaemconference.org/index.asp

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With the second anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in Western North Carolina approaching, we invite you to read the first post in this story series—shared through the eyes of Love Anderson:

1. The Calm Before the Storm | SAFE Team - Infant Feeding in Emergencies It had been raining for days before Hurricane Helene ever had a name in our mouths.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcgLvTZR3AU/?igsi=MWF1NGZzN3NzNDRwMw==

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Do you know of any families impacted by recent disasters? Offering support to families with babies in the flood-impacted areas of Indiana & the Midwest, AND for survivors of other disasters.

Make note:

Due to the disastrous flooding in Central Indiana, the Ohio Department of Health and Appalachian Breastfeeding Network has opened its lines to Indiana to help with any breastfeeding questions and support during this time. Please share widely so Indiana parents know about this amazing resource.

Love Anderson of the SAFE Team received the Innovation in Human Lactation Award at the Uplighting Black and Brown Lactation Success Conference. Love said, "The award was absolutely an honor of bringing attention to the national policy gap around infant and young child feeding in emergencies."

All this!

A reminder for World Breastfeeding Week that breastfeeding is the safest and most reliable way to feed your infant in a disaster. You can find a number of key resources and training to support your local, regional, and state feeding and sheltering operations from our colleagues at https://safeinfantfeeding.org/