PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Breastfeeding Programs
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Learn More About Our Breastfeeding Programs and Resources below
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First Food
This breast/chest-feeding program is committed to:
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Keystone 10This hospital-based initiative seeks to:
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The EPIC BESTThis educational program for healthcare providers, is dedicated to:
EPIC – BEST
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Updates from First Food, Keystone 10 and EPIC BEST
Congratulations to our Mini Grant Recipients!
First Food received numerous and compelling grant proposals, we ultimately were able to choose 15 organizations with the support and funding by the Department of Health.
We would like to congratulate the following organizations for being 2022-23 First Food Mini Grant recipients:
First Food received numerous and compelling grant proposals, we ultimately were able to choose 15 organizations with the support and funding by the Department of Health.
We would like to congratulate the following organizations for being 2022-23 First Food Mini Grant recipients:
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Preparation for the Spring 2023 Collaborative Meetings
We have wrapped up our five Fall 2022 Collaborative Meetings! Thank you for everyone who participated and helped to make these meetings possible. As we begin preparing for our Spring Collaborative Meeting, we welcome our supporters to reach out with topics of interest and speaker recommendations. Please contact Bridget Neumaier bneumaier@paaap.org
Our Pilot Project for Libraries, How Mammals Feed Their Babies

In an effort to educate communities across Pennsylvania about the importance of human milk as "First Food," the Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics is providing public libraries with free Breastfeeding Library Story Kits as a story time resource to help normalize breastfeeding!
Libraries and librarians play a unique role in providing health information and have an opportunity to improve public support of chest/breastfeeding by ensuring that children's collections include picture books that depict breastfeeding in other mammals, in an age-appropriate manner.
Libraries and librarians play a unique role in providing health information and have an opportunity to improve public support of chest/breastfeeding by ensuring that children's collections include picture books that depict breastfeeding in other mammals, in an age-appropriate manner.
Learning and Engagement Opportunities:
CME/CEU Practice Education Program
The EPIC BEST program is a one-hour statewide CME/CEU practice educational program that focuses on the necessity and usage of office-based change as the key in promoting initiation and increasing duration of exclusive breastfeeding. EPIC BEST aims to improve policies that support breastfeeding, recognize misconceptions that create barriers and provide guidance to support parents in feeding and more.
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Online Breastfeeding Education including BEST, BEST PLUS, Keystone 10 and other PA AAP Breastfeeding courses
- If you would like to access any of the online trainings or have questions about the online trainings- please email Devon Gilinger, MPH, CHES, CLC at dgilinger@paaap.org.
Breastfeeding Resources for Providers
Lactation Education Resources offers free handouts on various topics including when to call a lactation consultant, what to look for when breastfeeding, storage of breastmilk and more. See the handouts and more information here!
Download the following resources for your practice:
Download the following resources for your practice:
Poster 2: Breastfeeding Benefits
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