Join the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Public Health Law Center (PHLC) for a webinar in celebration of National Breastfeeding Month hosted on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET, entitled Building Policy, Supporting Families: Advancing Breastfeeding Initiatives Together.

With support from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), NACCHO and PHLC will highlight policy efforts that support breastfeeding and lactation services, as well as their impact on maternal and child health populations. This webinar will showcase a policy menu of state-level lactation support options, featuring innovative examples to help communities leverage policy to support mothers and babies. Additionally, the call will highlight the Mississippi State Department of Health’s initiative creating MOUs with local healthcare systems to support breastfeeding and lactation services.

Webinar attendees will be introduced to the State Policy Options for Lactation Support resource and its applications, learn how health departments leverage policy to support breastfeeding/lactating individuals in their communities, and explore additional tools to strengthen community-based breastfeeding and lactation support, including the Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support Blueprint.