NAPPSS-IIN Hosting Community of Practice Meetings to Address Policies and Share Experiences about Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding
The NICHQ National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network (NAPPSS-IIN) project will continue to convene six Community of Practice (CoP) groups from September 2022 – March 2023. CoPs include Birthing Professionals, Community Advocacy Organizations, Community-Based Home Visitors, Early Childcare Providers, First Responders, and Researchers. Each group will convene twice to continue to address policies, improve skills, and learn from each other’s experiences in the areas of safe sleep and breastfeeding.
NAPPSS-IIN is an initiative to make infant safe sleep and breastfeeding the national norm by aligning stakeholders to test safety bundles in multiple care settings to improve the likelihood that infant caregivers and families receive consistent, evidence-based instruction about safe sleep and breastfeeding.
View the full schedule of CoP meetings below:
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE | TIME (EST) | 1stMEETING | TOPIC | 2ndMEETING | TOPIC | |
Birthing Professionals | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | September 22, 2022 | The Roles and Voices of Non-traditional Birth Workers in Making Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding a National Norm | January 19, 2023 |
| |
Early Childcare Providers | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | September 29, 2022 | How Childcare Providers Promote Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep as Parents Return to Work | January 26, 2023 | From Early Childhood Education to Breastfeeding to Safe Sleep: Solutions to Supporting Families and Communities | |
Community Action Organizations | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | October 20, 2022 | Cultivating New Partnerships and Sharing Data in Communities Where Infant Mortality Rates Continue to Climb | February 16, 2023 | The PUMP Act: Its Potential Impact on Women Who Breastfeed and Where They Work | |
First Responders | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | October 27, 2022 | It Takes A Village: First Responders Share Roles in Promoting Safe Sleep Practices in their Communities | February 23, 2023 | From a Paramedic’s Vantage Point: Why Safe Sleep Education Matters | |
Community-based Home Visitors | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | November 10, 2022 | Best Practices for Home Visitors Navigating the ‘New Normal’ to Promote Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep practices | March 16, 2023 | Facing New Challenges and Opportunities on the Front Line | |
Researchers | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | November 17, 2022 | The State of Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Practice Research in the U.S. | March 23, 2023 | Thriving: Black Excellence in Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep |
Learn more about NICHQ’s National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network (NAPPSS-IIN).
