CHEER Equity
  • 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

CHEER CHAMPion of the Week: Kathy Parkes

8/3/2015

Comments

 
Picture
This week’s CHAMPion of the week is Kathy Parkes, MSN-Ed, BSPsy, RN, IBCLC, FILCA. Kathy received the CHAMPion of the week award for being a huge motivator and inspiration for the breastfeeding program at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa New Braunfels, where she heads up the Baby-Friendly initiative. Among other things, Kathy runs childbirth classes,  and she also developed Project E-Latch, an innovative program in which moms sign up to receive weekly emails for the first six weeks of their baby's birth from the Lactation Consultant. Kathy also mentors our two other CHAMPS-enrolled CHRISTUS hospitals, Children's Hospital in San Antonio, and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Westover Hills

​Kathy  has over 20 years of experience in lactation and nursing in the San Antonio, TX area. 
Practicing in areas such as private practice, hospitals, NICUs, home health care, and with low-income populations has provided Kathy with a wide variety of lactation experiences.  Her second private practice, Breastfeeding Perspectives, “aims to provide prenatal, postpartum, and lactation assistance in breastfeeding, health, essential oils, pre-and perinatal loss, and more on a HIPAA-compliant online platform.”

Kathy “fell” for her husband on a skydiving trip, as he was flying the airplane that she was jumping out of. They met and married on a skydiving drop zone, and have been married for 39 years, with two daughters and one son-in-law. Kathy’s passions include breastfeeding, education, babies, animals, travel, and whatever else she can fit into her schedule. Kathy likes to travel, but travels with her daughters, as her husband travelled the world during his 26 years of military service and doesn’t want to travel any more. 

Kathy has known Anne Merewood for many years, and "knew immediately that any program Anne initiated would be research-based and well-run", so she quickly applied  for her hospital to become part of CHAMPS. CHAMPS did a mock survey at New Braunfels. 

“The survey was very helpful to our upcoming designation assessment visit,” Kathy said. “ It gave the BFHI Committee insight on any areas of weakness, which can be corrected prior to ‘the real thing’.” Kathy feels that “the quality of information provided from CHAMPS is top-notch”, and as CHAMPS grows, she expects it to “provide a myriad of educational opportunities for hospitals in the BFHI pathway.”

Comments

    CHEER Champion of the week

    Each Monday (besides public holidays), we will recognize a CHEER Champion for all the support they have provided for CHEER, CHAMPS, or the general public. 

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

© Center for Health Equity, Education, & Research
Boston Medical Center
​
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