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Project Contact: John
Finn
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Phone: (605) 964-3647 |
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Target:
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
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Mobilizing Staff:
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Provide training and support for WIC staff RN to become a board
certified lactation consultant
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Client/Family: |
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Provide flexible clinic scheduling to accommodate working mothers,
including monthly breastfeeding sessions
in the evenings - a support
network of
Sioux mothers and families are invited |
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Integrate Loving Support™ materials
for Native Americans and
branding of educational
pieces |
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Working with the University of South Dakota to present breastfeeding
information for health care staff who provide prenatal care at Eagle
Butte, Hospital
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Public Awareness: |
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CRS WIC program provided a guest speakers to discuss breastfeeding
for the nationally broadcast radio program, “Native
American Call-In” |
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CRS WIC staff member discussed breastfeeding benefits on local
radio shows that target the reservation
and communities within the
listening
area |
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“Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work™”
Native American
billboard is displayed at a
high traffic area in Eagle Butte |
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Loving Support™ logo is displayed on
the WIC Mobile Clinic that
services mothers who live
in remote areas of the reservation |
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Loving Support™ PSA’s have been played
on local cable TV
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Health Providers: |
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Provide basic breastfeeding training for health care providers
at
hospital where CRS mothers deliver |
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Present “Historical Perspective on Native American Health
and
Breastfeeding” for University
of South Dakota Nursing students
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Community: |
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Provide quarterly breastfeeding newsletter for community partners |
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Recognize local businesses and child care centers that support
breastfeeding |
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Assist in developing a Tribal Personnel Policy to support a
breastfeeding-friendly workplace |
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Partnered with local nursing schools to provide breastfeeding
clinical
experiences through WIC for student nurses |
