Air it Out! COVID-19 and Home Ventilation With the colder weather and the holiday season upon us, people are more likely to gather indoors. Staying home and gathering with only those in your immediate household remains the safest option. However, understanding how ventilation in indoor spaces can help control the spread of the COVID-19 virus is important to making small … Read More

Two Truths, One Lie Which would you pick as the lie? Case counts are rising. Vaccination rates are rising. Vaccines don’t work. With rising case counts and rising vaccination rates, it can appear that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work. But that is not true. COVID-19 vaccines do work and are, in fact, highly effective. So, if you picked #3 as the … Read More

Racial Inequity We know that breastfeeding is the best option for feeding your baby, across all ages and races, but, do you think race affects breastfeeding rates? Studies have shown that race may, in fact, play a part in a mother’s decision or ability to breastfeed and for the length of time she decides to do so. Why is this … Read More

Social Inclusion What does it take for a Chatham-Kent mother to be able to meet the Global Infant Feeding Recommendation of exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months and then continuing to breastfeed and feed solid foods for up to 2 years? It takes a system that supports breastfeeding and includes pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in research, understanding that most … Read More

Health Services In the first 1,000 days of your child’s life you will come in contact with Health Services in multiple settings that can provide a WARM CHAIN that supports your breastfeeding goals. PRENATALLY your Public Health Unit can provide online classes.  Your Health Care Professional (Midwife/ Obstetrician/Nurse Practitioner/Family Doctor) can inform all pregnant women and their partners about the … Read More

Breastfeeding: Food Security and Income Over the past year and a half the COVID pandemic increased the number of families struggling to have enough to eat and food insecurity has become a concern for many. Studies show that during an emergency, like a pandemic, children that are not breastfeeding are at greatest risk of malnutrition and illness because supplies can … Read More

Breastfeeding when there are special needs When a mother has a disability, or gives birth to a child with special needs, they may think that breastfeeding is a goal they can’t reach. Although more support may be needed, breastfeeding is usually possible, and can be even more important. Mothers who are experiencing a physical disability may need more support to … Read More

Early Childhood Development Did you know that healthy foods and healthy feeding habits help build a healthy brain? Brain development is a lifelong process, the first three years of a child’s life are the most critical for brain development. As a parent or caregiver, feeding choices are one of the first decisions you will make to give your child the … Read More

The numbers… Are you looking at the rising number of vaccines in the community, next to the rising number of cases and thinking to yourself, “Wait a second? I thought vaccines were supposed to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus?” Well, you’re not the only one. But, let’s take a deeper look! We should all know by now that … Read More