Resources Developed by 2014 and 2015 Breastfeeding Community Projects
The 2014 and 2015 Breastfeeding Community Projects developed a variety of resources to respond to local breastfeeding needs including materials to raise community awareness, resources to guide breastfeeding women, and tools to educate service providers. Resources included print, online, and interactive materials.
These resources were developed by the organizations listed with funds provided by the Government of Ontario and the support of the Best Start Resource Centre. The resources reflect the views of the authors and are not officially endorsed by the Government of Ontario or the Best Start Resource Centre. To adapt these resources please contact the authors.
Academic Posters
- Carlington Community Health Centre
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation (Diabetes)
Handouts for Parents
- La Leche League Canada
- Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre
- Strive Niagara
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation (Diabetes)
- The Corporation of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District
- Trillium Health Partners Foundation (Peel Public Health)
- Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig
- William Osler Health System Foundation (Queen Square Family Health Team)
Health Care Provider Education
- Bruyère Continuing Care Inc. (Ontario College of Family Physicians)
- Carlington Community Health Centre
- La Leche League Canada
- St. Mary’s Home
- St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation (St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team)
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation (Diabetes)
- The Corporation of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Trillium Health Partners Foundation (Peel Public Health)
- William Osler Health System Foundation (Queen Square Family Health Team)
Information Directories
- Anishnabie Naadmaagi Gamig Substance Abuse Treatment Centre (Mamaweswen North Shore Tribal Council)
- Doodooshaaboo (available on request)
- Noojmowin Teg Health Centre
- St. Mary’s Home
- Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
Learning Events for Parents – Curricula and Presentations
- Trillium Health Partners Foundation (Peel Public Health)
- Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig
- Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
- William Osler Health System Foundation (Queen Square Family Health Team)
Learning Events for Peers – Curricula and Presentations
- Kingston Community Health Centres
- St. Mary’s Home
- Supportive Initiative for Residents in the County of Haliburton (SIRCH)
Life-sized Photographs of Breastfeeding Women
- Adolescent’s Family Support Services of Niagara
- Anishnabie Naadmaagi Gamig Substance Abuse Treatment Centre (Mamaweswen North Shore Tribal Council)
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Promotional Giveaways
- Board of Health of the Perth District Health Unit
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- The Corporation of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District
Public Posters, Billboards, and Bus Ads
- Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Access Centre
- Board of Health for the Peterborough County-City Health Unit
- Board of Health of the Perth District Health Unit
- Noojmowin Teg Health Centre
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital
- Breastfeeding: Help Your Baby Grow (ethnically diverse physician and breastfeeding infographic available in nine languages [9])
- Newcomer family and breastfeeding (poster [12]) available in ten languages with English:
- Amharic, Arabic, Chinese 1, Chinese 2, French, Punjabi 1, Punjabi 2, Spanish, Tigrinya, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Wale-Tigrinya
- Trent University
Toolkits
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- The Salvation Army Wiarton Community Church (Grey Bruce Health Unit)
Videos
- Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Access Centre
- Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing
- Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre
- Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Trillium Health Partners Foundation (Peel Public Health)
Websites and Applications
- Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation
- Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- The University of Western Ontario
- Maternal Virtual Infant Nutrition Support (MAVINS) (available on request)
- Trent University
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Windsor (Windsor-Essex County Health Unit)