There are currently 37 local coalitions in Minnesota. Some coalitions are cultural, others encompass one or more counties or a region of the state. Seventy of Minnesota’s 87 counties have a coalition presence. Breastfeeding advocacy and promotion begin at the grassroots level. We encourage you to contact your local coalition and see how you can become involved. If there is not a coalition in your area, contact the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition marcia.in.mn@gmail.com for ideas on how to start one.
This tracking spreadsheet shows what the local coalitions in Minnesota have been doing recently to work toward meeting Objective 1 in the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition’s strategic plan. If you are a local coalition leader, please add information about your local coalition to the spreadsheet.
- Becker County For information, contact: Kaitlin Pierce at 281-847-5628, Ext. 5430, kmpierc@co.becker.mn.us or LeAnn Nelmark at 218-847-5628 Ext. 5398, ljnelma@co.becker.mn.us
- Believers in Breastfeeding (Douglas County Breastfeeding Coalition)
For information, contact: Tammy Bunting at 320-762-3024, tammyb@horizonph.org or Kelly Waldorf at 320-762-6464, kwaldorf@dchospital.com - The Breastfeeding Boosters of Nobles, Cottonwood and Jackson Counties
For information, contact: Lindsay Chapman at 507-831-1987, lindsay.chapman@dvhhs.org or Mary Oeltjenbruns, mary.oeltjenbruns@sanfordhealth.org
- Breastfeeding Coalition of Dodge, Rice, and Steele Counties
For information, contact: Melissa Beneke, melissa.beneke@allina.com or Sara Coulter, scoulter@co.rice.mn.us - Breastfeeding Coalition of Richland and Wilkin Counties (includes Richland County in ND and Wilkin County in MN)
For information, contact: Danielle Flack at 701-642-7735, daniellef@co.richland.nd.us - Breastfeeding for Babes Coalition (includes Beltrami County and Red Lake and Leech Lake Tribal communities) For information, contact: Sheila Johnson at 218-333-8298, Sheila.Johnson@co.beltrami.mn.us
- Brown County Breastfeeding Coalition For information, contact: Melissa Hoffmann at 507-233-6815, melissa.hoffmann@co.brown.mn.us
- Carlton County Breastfeeding Coalition For information, contact Patti Martin, patti.martin@co.carlton.mn.us
- Carver County Public Health
For information, contact: Jean Pierson at 952-361-1345, jpierson@co.carver.mn.us
- Cass and Itasca County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact Renee Lukkason at 218-547-1340, ext. 209, or renee.lukkason@co.cass.mn.us - Central Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition (includes
Sherburne, Anoka, Mille Lacs, Wright, Stearns, and Benton Counties)
Web site: www.centralmnbreastfeedingcoalition.org
For information, contact: Holly Haney at 763-324-4215, Holly.Haney@co.anoka.mn.us or Kimberly Welvaert, kimberly.welvaert@centracare.com - Cook County Maternal Child Health Group
For information, contact: Kristin DeArruda Wharton at 218-387-2330, ext 150 or
kristin@sawtoothmountainclinic.org - Crow River Area Breastfeeding Coalition (includes McLeod, Meeker, and Sibley Counties)
For information, contact Jenny Crowe at 320-693-5394, jenny.crowe@co.meeker.mn.us or Whitney Wiethoff at 507-237-4018 whitneyw@co.sibley.mn.us - Dakota County
For information, contact: Katie Galloway, katie.galloway@co.dakota.mn.us - East Central Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, and Pine Counties)
Web site: www.eastcentralbreastfeeding.org
For information, contact: Barb Anderson at 763-689-4212, barb.anderson@co.isanti.mn.us - Fargo-Moorhead Area Breastfeeding Association (includes Clay County in MN and Cass County in ND)
For information, contact: Dawn Braaten at 218-299-7760, Dawn.Braaten@co.clay.mn.us or Tera Orr at 701-476-6711, torr@FargoND.gov - Fond du Lac Reservation Breastfeeding Task Force
For information, contact Celeste Ekberg at 218-878-3705, celesteekberg@fdlrez.com or Allison Bustrak at 218-279-4109, allisonbustrak@fdlrez.com - Freeborn County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Cindy Gaudian at 507-377-5100, cindy.gaudian@co.freeborn.mn.us - Goodhue Wabasha Pierce County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Anne M. Beckman at 651-267-5376, beckman.anne@mayo.edu - Hennepin County
For information, contact: Jill Wilson at 612-348-6410, jill.wilson@hennepin.us - Hubbard County
- Indigenous Breastfeeding Coalition of Minnesota For information, contact: Takayla Lightfield at 612-314-4857, tlightfield@aicaf.org or Natalie Nicholson at 218-444-4323, natalie.nicholson@mewinzha.com
- Kandiyohi County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Marilyn Kemppainen at
Marilyn.Kemppainen@kcmn.us - Mower County Breastfeeding Coalition For information, contact: Allison Garey at alligarey@gmail.com or Candace Hample at hample.candace@mayo.edu
- North Central Breastfeeding Network (includes Aitkin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena Counties)
For information, contact: Shari Nelson at 218-824-1097, shari.nelson@crowwing.us - Northland Breastfeeding Coalition (includes St. Louis, Carlton, and Lake Counties in MN and Douglas County in WI)
Web site: www.northlandbreastfeedingcoalition.org
For information, contact: Candy Wegerson at 218-302-6186, candy.wegerson@state.mn.us or Sarah Stock at 218-293-1425, sastock@northwest-csa.com - Olmsted Area Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Wendy O’Leary at 507-328-7491, oleary.wendy@co.olmsted.mn.us - Partnership 4 Breastfeeding (Otter Tail County) For information, contact Leslie Anderson at goldinit@lrhc.org or Kristin Bye at kbye@co.ottertail.mn.us
- Polk County
For information, contact Tammy Conn at 218-281-3385, tammy.conn@co.polk.mn.us - Quin County CHS (includes Kittson / Marshall / Pennington / Red Lake / Roseau Counties) For information, contact Connie Hagen at 218-681-0876, crhagen@co.pennington.mn.us
- Ramsey County
For information, contact: Meghan Johnson at 651-266-1305,
meghan.johnson@co.ramsey.mn.us - Renville County Breastfeeding & Healthy Families Task Force
For information, contact: Polly Ahrens at 320-523-2570, polly_a@co.renville.mn.us or Annmarie Suess at annmarie_s@co.renville.mn.us - South Central Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition (regional coalition made up of Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan, Faribault, Martin, Le Sueur, Waseca, and Blue Earth Counties)
For information, contact: Cierra Thibert at 507-304-4178, Cierra.thibert@blueearthcountymn.gov - Southwest Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Big Stone / Lac qui Parle / Swift / Chippewa / Yellow Medicine Counties)
For information, contact: Ashlie Johnson at 320-843-4546,
ashlie@countryside.co.swift.mn.us - Todd Wadena Healthy Connections
Web site: www.toddwadenahealthyconnections.org
For information, contact: Stephanie Rodriguez-Moser at 218-894-8846 - Washington County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Maggie Domski at 651-430-6649, maggie.domski@co.washington.mn.us or Lia Burg at lia.burg@co.washington.mn.us
For resource list:
http://www.livinghealthywc.orgBreastfeeding.html - Winona County
For information, contact Robyn Hinz at 507-457-7736, Rhinz@winonahealth.org
Changes? Email barbking99@yahoo.com to update your
coalition’s contact information.
Resources
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- Invitation Letter and Survey template provided by Blue Earth County: Invite letter Blue Earth County
- Breastfeeding Support Survey provided by Crow River Area Breastfeeding Coalition: Survey – Breastfeeding Support in Meeker, McLeod, and Sibley Counties
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Click the link below for information about state, territory, and tribal breastfeeding coalitions across the country.
Directory of State/Territory/Tribal Breastfeeding Coalitions
Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalitions
(map designed by Kim Engwer-Moylan)
