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ESM 4.2 Support and encourage local public health organizations who have identified increasing the rate of breastfeeding as a priority need in their communities, i.e. WIC, NCD Breastfeeding Work Group (Guam)

Evidence Level: There is limited research in the evidence base for this NPM to support this strategy.

Alignment with field-based evidence through Innovation Hub: Emerging. Aligns with Community breastfeeding support designation model as documented by the Communities Supporting Breastfeeding (KS) in AMCHP's Innovation Hub.

Measurement Quadrant: Quadrant 4: Measuring quality of effect (% of "is anyone better off")

Service Type: Enabling services level of pyramid

Essential Public Health Services: 4. Support and mobilize partners

Service Recipient: Activities related to systems-building

Goal: To support and encourage agencies/organizations who have identified increasing the rate of breastfeeding as a priority need in their communities.

Numerator: Total number of agencies/organizations choosing to use MCH support funding for breastfeeding support activities which have met their activity goals.

Denominator: Total number of agencies/organizations choosing to use MCH support funding for breastfeeding support activities.

Significance: This will raise community-level understanding on the importance of breastfeeding and increase support for breastfeeding mothers.

Data Sources and Data Issues: Bureau of Family Health and Nursing Services - The number of agencies/organizations choosing to use MCH support funding in this way may change from year to year.

Year: 2023

Unit Type: Percentage, Unit Number: 100

ESM 4.2 Percentage of providers and health educators who were more confident in providing breastfeeding education to pregnant women after receiving breastfeeding TA training. (American Samoa)

Evidence Level: Emerging. Aligns with MCHbest strategy "Provider Training" [https://www.mchevidence.org/tools/strategies/4-5.php]. Find other NPM 4 provider-level strategies [https://www.mchevidence.org/tools/strategies/search/results.php?NPM=4&Target_Audience=Provider/Practice)] in MCHbest.

Alignment with field-based evidence through Innovation Hub: Aligns with Innovation Hub's On-Demand Telesimulation in Maternal-Newborn Care and Clinical Lactation and BreastfeedingTraining.org https://amchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/On-Demand-Telesimulation_Practice-Handout-Promising.pdf https://amchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Breastfeeding-Training_2015.pdf

Measurement Quadrant: Quadrant 4: Measuring quality of effect (% of "is anyone better off")

Service Type: Enabling services level of pyramid

Essential Public Health Services: 8. Build and support a workforce

Service Recipient: Activities directed to professionals

Goal: Increase the number of trainers to promote exclusive breastfeeding.

Numerator: Percent of infants who are breastfed.

Denominator: Percent of infants who exclusively breastfed.

Significance: The goal of peer support is to encourage and support pregnant women and those who currently breastfeed. Peer support, which is provided by mothers who are currently breastfeeding or who have done so in the past, includes individual counseling and mother-to-mother support groups. Women who provide peer support undergo specific training and may work in an informal group or one-to-one through telephone calls or visits in the home, clinic, or hospital. Peer support includes psychoemotional support, encouragement, education about breast- feeding, and help with solving problems.

Data Sources and Data Issues: SILAS

Year: 2023

Unit Type: Percentage, Unit Number: 100
   

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