In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, the Chaffee County Breastfeeding Coalition will host a latch-on event at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 7 in Alpine Park, Fifth and F streets. Breastfeeding/chestfeeding parents are welcome to participate in the synchronous latch-on, a press release stated. Participants will meet at the coalitionâs booth at the Salida Farmers Market. World Breastfeeding Week, coordinated by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, is a global campaign to generate public awareness and support for breastfeeding/chestfeeding. The campaign started in 1992 and is celebrated worldwide on Aug. 1-7 each year. World Breastfeeding Week culminates in the Global Big Latch-On in locations around the world.