Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute

09/01/2026

Celebrated September 1-7, the 2026 theme for Workplace Lactation Week is “Work. Pump. Advance. Empowering the modern parent.” Supporting lactation-friendly work environments for everyone is important. Learn more: https://www.healthyhorizons.com/blogs/blog/workplace-lactation-week

08/26/2026

🎸🧁🎉 Tomorrow, CGBI is celebrating 20 years of successes, milestones and accomplishments. Stop by the Gillings Armfield Atrium to jam in our rockstar photo booth, enjoy sweet treats, and more! The fun starts at 11 a.m.

08/26/2026

“Honestly, I often say that public health found me more than I found public health,” said CGBI’s Julia Bourg in her “The Pivot” interview for the Gillings School of Global Public Health. In the Q&A, the Breastfeeding Healthcare Manager/Project Director talks about her role in public health, her career, her passions and more. Check out her interview: https://sph.unc.edu/the-pivot-with-julia-bourg/

08/25/2026

👏 August 25-31 we celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme is “We All We Got: 14 Years of Community, Care, and Collective Power”! Celebrate with us: https://blackbreastfeedingweek.org/

08/22/2026

🗓️Join us in supporting the military breastfeeding community during Military Lactation Celebration week! ❤️

08/15/2026

👏❤️ Today we start celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week! The 2026 theme is "Better Data, Better Care for AANHPI Families."

08/14/2026

👏📸 Congratulations MRT-TI class of 2027 students for completing a busy orientation week with guest speakers, hands-on training in UNC’s EISLE simulation lab, and facility visits. Enjoy the pictures!

08/08/2026

❤️👏 August 8-14 we celebrate Indigenous Milk Medicine Week to encourage and uplift the diversity of Native breastfeeding. “We Keep the Fires Lit: Rising Through Milk Medicine” is this year’s theme: https://www.indigenousmilkmedicinecollective.org/milkmedicineweek

08/01/2026

❤️👏 It's National WIC Breastfeeding Week! When you’re enrolled with WIC, your baby thrives. Breastfeeding experts and peer counselors can help you get started with your breastfeeding journey: https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov

08/01/2026

❤️👏 “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life” is this year’s theme for World Breastfeeding Week celebrated August 1-7. World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action - WABA is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding worldwide: https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/

will focus on tracking progress and evaluating breastfeeding impact on nutrition, food security and poverty reduction with highlights of successful implementation and lessons learnt. In 2026, the WBW-SDG campaign will enter its third cycle and will focus on tracking progress in Thematic Are...