Florida Community Breastfeeding State Coalitions & Taskforces
FBC encourages every county or geographical area in Florida to have a Breastfeeding Coalition or Taskforce working collaboratively with the hospitals, government agencies and the community to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. For further information visit:
Regions
North West Region
- County: Bay County
- Organization Name: Breastfeed Bay Coalition
- Counties/Region served: Panama City
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Sandy McCroan – Sandy.Mccroan@flhealth.gov
- Address:
- Phone Number: 850-747-5775
- website link
- Facebook link
- County: Leon
- Organization Name: Capital Area Breastfeeding Coalition
- Counties/Region served: Leon, Gadsden
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person:
- Heidi Chavers – Heidi.chavers@tmh.org,
- Susan Taylor – SusanTaylor4@gmail.com,
- Angela Goodson – Angela.Goodson@tmh.org,
- Kerryann Rapheal – Kerryann.rapheal@gmail.com
- Address:
- Phone Number: 850-933-2254
- website
- FaceBook link
- County: Escambia County
- Organization Name: Emerald Coast Alliance for Breastfeeding Support (ECABS)
- Counties/Region served: Escambia County, Pensacola
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Dr Rhonda Yoder – DrRYoder@gmail.com
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North Central Region
- County: Lake
- Organization Name: Lake County Breastfeeding Task Force
- Counties/Region served: Umatilla
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Jennifer Bacon – jennifer.bacon@flhealth.gov
- Address:
- Phone Number: 352-459-1964
- website
- FaceBook link
- County: Alachua
- Organization Name: The North Central Florida Breastfeeding Coalition
- Counties/Region served: Alachua
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person:
- Angela Monk – angela.Monk@gmail.com
- Susie Tanner – susie.tanner@flhealth.gov
- OGarcia@wellflorida.org,
- Address:
- Phone Number: 352-225-4369
- website
- FaceBook link
- County: Hernando
- Organization Name: Fl West Coast Breastfeeding Task Force
- Counties/Region served: Hernando and Pasco Counties
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: FLWCBreastfeeding@gmail.com
- Address:
- Phone Number: 352-650-2257
- website
- FaceBook link
North East Region
- County:
- Organization Name: Northeast Florida Breastfeeding Coalition
- Counties/Region served: Clay (Base), Baker, Nassau, Duval, Flagler, and St. Johns County
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Hollie Jenkins – hollie.jenkins@flhealth.gov
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East Central Region
- County: Brevard
- Organization Name: Space Coast Breastfeeding Coalition
- Counties/Region served: Rockledge
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: nursing8@cfl.rr.com
- Address: 1337 Centennial Way, Rockledge, Fl, 32955
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- Website link
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West Central Region
- County:
- Organization Name: Tampa Bay Breastfeeding Task Force
- Counties/Region served: Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: tbbreastfeeding@gmail.com
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- County: Polk
- Organization Name: Polk County Breastfeeding Network (PCBN)
- Counties/Region served: Polk County
- State/Province: Florida
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South West Region
- County: Sarasota
- Organization Name: Breastfeeding Advocates of Sarasota County (BASC)
- Counties/Region served:
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Jamee Thumm Jamee.thumm@healthystartsarasota.org
- Address: The Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center, 1750 17th St., Bldg A, Sarasota, Fl, 34234
- Phone Number: 941-373-7070
- Website link
- FaceBook link
- County: Lee
- Organization Name: Breastfeeding Coalition of Lee County
- Counties/Region served: Lee
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person:
- Lori Riddle Lori.Riddle@flhealth.gov
- Elizabeth Lundsford Elizabeth.Lundsford@flhealth.gov
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- County: Collier
- Organization Name: Breastfeeding Coalition of Collier County
- Counties/Region served:
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: info@safehealthychildren.org
- Address: P.O. Box 234, Naples, Fl, 34106
- Phone Number: 239-624-4033
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South East Region
- County: Palm Beach
- Organization Name: Breastfeeding Coalition of Palm Beach County
- Counties/Region served: West Palm Beach
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: kwegner121@gmail.com
- Address: 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 406, c/o The Children’s Healing Institute, West Palm Beach, Fl, 33409
- Phone Number: 561-655-6953
- Website link
- FaceBook link
- County: Broward
- Organization Name: Broward County Breastfeeding Coalition
- Counties/Region served: For Lauderdale
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Esther Singleton – Esther.Singleton@flhealth.gov
- Address: 780 SW 24th St., For Lauderdale, Fl, 33315
- Phone Number: 954-467-4700 Ext 4309
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- FaceBook link
- Counties/Region served: Miami-Dade County
- State/Province: Florida
- Contact Person: Rocio Velazquez – info@breastfeedmiami.org
- Address:
- Phone Number: 786-970-3248
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