About the Organization

All Hoosier families do not have equal access to healthcare, healthy foods, health education, or other health promoting resources for a wide variety of reasons. This means that some Hoosiers may have worse health outcomes than other Hoosiers that have greater access to healthcare, healthy foods, education, and other resources. Where you live in Indiana can have a big impact on health; often more rural counties have less help for families having problems with infant feeding and making milk. Even when a family has access to healthcare and healthy resources, it might not be given in a personalized way to meet a family’s unique needs and challenges. Language barriers, lack of money, racial, cultural, and education level differences can make it hard for families to get the best results possible from their healthcare options.

Milk Matters has virtual drop-in meetings to make it easier for Hoosier families in counties outside of Monroe County to meet with our lactation consultants. If you live outside Monroe County and do not have internet service to access our virtual meetings or transportation for in-person meetings, please email us to explore other ways to get lactation and infant feeding support in your county (milkmattersbloomington@gmail.com).  

Milk Matters lactation consultants help families find online and community resources to help them meet their infant feeding goals and get the best outcomes possible for their families. This might include handouts and videos in languages other than English and online and in-person support groups for specific racial and cultural groups. Some examples of these resources are below but please feel free to ask at Milk Matters about information and support that will best meet your family’s needs.