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CHAMPS

MS CHAMPS Hospitals

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CHAMPS

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AI/AN CHAMPS Hospitals

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WHAT IS CHAMPS?

CHAMPS (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices) is a program which seeks to promote best practices in maternity care, increase breastfeeding rates, decrease racial and ethnic disparities, and support hospitals to adopt the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and gain Baby-Friendly designation. We aim to do this with full integration into the community and in partnership with community organizations in the areas where we work.

CHAMPS South (2014-17) was supported by a $2.125 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and operated in Mississippi, New Orleans, Texas, and Southern Tennessee.

(AI/AN) CHAMPS (2015-18) was also supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to work with tribal and Alaska Native hospitals across the US and in Alaska. AI/AN CHAMPS also collaborated with many individual tribes on Native centered breastfeeding education.

Mississippi CHAMPS (2018-21) is funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Bower Foundation, and is working with around 90% of the birthing hospitals in Mississippi on Baby-Friendly designation.
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CHAMPS hospitals with Baby-Friendly designation are listed below.
Mississippi CHAMPS Hospitals
Blue Dots and Stars

CHAMPS South Hospitals
Green Dots and Stars

AI/AN CHAMPS Hospitals
Red Dots and Stars

Dots: Undesignated Hospitals
Stars: Baby-Friendly Designated Hospitals
Mississippi CHAMPS Baby-Friendly Designated Hospitals
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Anderson Regional Medical Center
Enrolled May 2015
Hospital Website

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Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle
Enrolled May 2015
Hospital Website

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​Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi
Enrolled August 2015
hospital website

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Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union County
Enrolled November 2015
Hospital Website

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Highland Community Hospital
Enrolled June 2017
Hospital website

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King's Daughters Medical Center
Enrolled May 2015
Hospital Website

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Merit Health Biloxi
Enrolled June 2017
Hospital Website

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Merit Health Madison
Enrolled July 2017
Hospital Website

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Merit Health River Oaks
Enrolled June 2017
Hospital Website

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​Merit Health Wesley
Enrolled March 2016
Hospital Website

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Merit Health Woman's Hospital 
Enrolled February 2015
Hospital Website

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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
Enrolled October 2015
Hospital Website

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Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Enrolled February 2018
Hospital Website

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South Sunflower County Hospital 
Enrolled November 2014
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
Enrolled June 2017
Hospital Website

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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Enrolled November 2014
hospital website
CHAMPS South BABY-FRIENDLY DESIGNATEd HOSPITALS
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​Children's Hospital of San Antonio
Enrolled March 2015
Hospital website

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CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - New Braunfels
Enrolled March 2015
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Ochsner Baptist
Enrolled November 2014 ​
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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​Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner
Enrolled November 2014
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Ochsner Medical Center- St. Anne
Enrolled January 2015
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus
Enrolled November 2014
Hospital website

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St. Francis Hospital- Bartlett 
Enrolled January 2015
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Touro Infirmary
Enrolled October 2014
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Saint Tammany Parish Hospital
Enrolled July 2015 ​
Hospital Website
AI/AN CHAMPS BABY-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED HOSPITALS
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Alaska Native Medical Center
Designated May 2019
Hospital Website

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Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital
Designated May 2018
HOSPITAL WEBSITE​

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Chickasaw Nation Medical Center
Enrolled December 2015
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital/SEARHC
Designated December 2018
Hospital Website

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Norton Sound Regional Hospital
Designated December 2019
Hospital Website

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Tsehootsooi Medical Center
Designated April 2015
HOSPITAL WEBSITE

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Tuba City Regional Health Care
Designated February 2016
Hospital website
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Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research

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801 Albany Street- 2N, Boston, MA 02119
Phone: (617) 414.6466
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our History
    • Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Support Our Work
  • Current Projects
    • Mississippi CHAMPS
    • COVID-19 >
      • For MCH Providers >
        • National/International Guidance
        • Hospital/Provider Experiences
      • For Families with Babies
      • CHAMPS COVID-19 Response
      • COVID-19 and MCH Research
    • RWJ Healthy Eating Research
    • Trainings, Webinars & Conferences
  • Past Projects
    • AI/AN Health >
      • AI/AN CHAMPS
      • MSPI/DVPI Technical Assistance
      • CHAs and CHIPs >
        • Blackfeet Community Health Assessment
        • Northern Cheyenne Community Health Assessment
        • Rocky Boy's Community Health Assessment
        • Blackfeet Community Health Improvement Plan
      • Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor Course
    • CHAMPS South
  • CHEERING
    • CHEERing: CHEER International - Greece >
      • CHEER Greece: Refugees >
        • Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
        • Infant Feeding Data in Athens
        • Camp Mapping
  • News
    • News from CHEER
    • News from the Field
  • Resources
    • IYCFE Resources
    • Breastfeeding/Baby-Friendly Resources >
      • Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
      • Current Research
      • Useful Websites
      • Policy Statements & Position Papers
      • Training for Healthcare Professionals
      • Patient Education Materials
      • Breastfeeding in the Workplace
      • Breastfeeding and the Law
      • Ban the Bags
    • Breastfeeding in Scripture
    • Our Publications
  • Champions
    • Lifetime Achievement Awards