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CHEER Awards 2017 Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to Suzanne Haynes, PhD!
CHEER is delighted to announce the recipient of its 2017 Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award: Suzanne Haynes, PhD, for her outstanding service to women and families! Suzanne retired from her position as Senior Science Advisor to the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) at the end of December 2017. In her 23 years at OWH, Suzanne tirelessly promoted and researched issues such as heart disease prevention, breast cancer screening, breastfeeding, the effect of the environment on women and children’s health, adverse childhood experiences and their effect on obesity in women, and opioid use among Native Americans.
Suzanne held several key breastfeeding leadership roles at the request of the Assistant Secretary of Health during her tenure at OWH. Perhaps one of her most exciting projects was the 2003-2006 National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign. Suzanne believes it was this that started the national conversation going and changed the tide for breastfeeding in the United States. People and groups joined the Campaign from all over the country. 10-15 local organizations went to their news sources to promote the ads, and groups like USDA, WIC, and CDC started doing more to research and promote breastfeeding. Boston Medical Center, where CHEER is housed, led by Dr. Anne Merewood, CHEER’s Director, was one of about 20 implementation sites for the Campaign. We have been honored to work closely with Suzanne on many more occasions over the years.
Suzanne received an award from Women’s Day for her work on the Heart Truth Campaign, and during the Clinton Administration, she worked on the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer. In recognition and appreciation of her tremendous efforts to promote breastfeeding in the United States, Suzanne received the Assistant Secretary for Health’s Award for Superior Service in June 2010.
CHEER will honor Suzanne in person at its Mississippi CHAMPS conference in April. To learn more about Suzanne and her inspiring career, check out her CHEER Champion of the Week post!
CHEER is delighted to announce the recipient of its 2017 Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award: Suzanne Haynes, PhD, for her outstanding service to women and families! Suzanne retired from her position as Senior Science Advisor to the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) at the end of December 2017. In her 23 years at OWH, Suzanne tirelessly promoted and researched issues such as heart disease prevention, breast cancer screening, breastfeeding, the effect of the environment on women and children’s health, adverse childhood experiences and their effect on obesity in women, and opioid use among Native Americans.
Suzanne held several key breastfeeding leadership roles at the request of the Assistant Secretary of Health during her tenure at OWH. Perhaps one of her most exciting projects was the 2003-2006 National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign. Suzanne believes it was this that started the national conversation going and changed the tide for breastfeeding in the United States. People and groups joined the Campaign from all over the country. 10-15 local organizations went to their news sources to promote the ads, and groups like USDA, WIC, and CDC started doing more to research and promote breastfeeding. Boston Medical Center, where CHEER is housed, led by Dr. Anne Merewood, CHEER’s Director, was one of about 20 implementation sites for the Campaign. We have been honored to work closely with Suzanne on many more occasions over the years.
Suzanne received an award from Women’s Day for her work on the Heart Truth Campaign, and during the Clinton Administration, she worked on the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer. In recognition and appreciation of her tremendous efforts to promote breastfeeding in the United States, Suzanne received the Assistant Secretary for Health’s Award for Superior Service in June 2010.
CHEER will honor Suzanne in person at its Mississippi CHAMPS conference in April. To learn more about Suzanne and her inspiring career, check out her CHEER Champion of the Week post!
The Children's Hospital of San Antonio Achieves Baby-Friendly Designation
(San Antonio, Texas) - Children's of San Antonio is the second Texas CHAMPS hospital to earn this distinction. Read the press release to learn more.
(San Antonio, Texas) - Children's of San Antonio is the second Texas CHAMPS hospital to earn this distinction. Read the press release to learn more.
CHEER Hosts Essay Contest
(Utah; Montana) - Students grades 6-12 from Box Elder High School and Rocky Boy High School are encouraged to enter our essay contest focusing on the topic of, "The Benefits of Chippewa Cree Women Breastfeeding." For more information on prizes and fine details, please view our press release.
(Utah; Montana) - Students grades 6-12 from Box Elder High School and Rocky Boy High School are encouraged to enter our essay contest focusing on the topic of, "The Benefits of Chippewa Cree Women Breastfeeding." For more information on prizes and fine details, please view our press release.
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CHEER Launches Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor Training
(Barrow, Alaska) – On September 18-22, 2017 CHEER launched its first Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor (IBC) training in Barrow, Alaska. The training, designed by CHEER Consultant Camie Goldhammer, LICSW, MSW, IBCLC, is a 5-day, 45-hour course that provides foundational lactation education geared towards Native practitioners and the communities they serve. |
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Chippewa Cree Tribe Increases Support for Breastfeeding
(Box Elder, Montana) – On August 10, 2017 the Chippewa Cree Tribal Council of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation signed a proclamation declaring August 2017 as Chippewa Cree Breastfeeding Month and encouraging “all citizens across the Rocky Boy’s Reservation to recognize the importance of breastfeeding in Rocky Boy as a priority for public health.” Breastfeeding Month is one aspect of the Tribe’s increasing support for breastfeeding. |
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CHAMPS Director Dr. Anne Merewood Presents Webinar for Mississippi Rural Health Association
On Wednesday September 6, 2017, CHAMPS Director Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC will present a Lunch and Learn Webinar titled "CHAMPS: Updates on Best Maternal Child Practices in Mississippi Hospitals." The webinar will begin at 1pm central time. Thanks to the Mississippi Rural Health Association, CHAMPS members can access the webinar for FREE using the code CHAMPS2017. To register, visit http://mrha34.wildapricot.org/event-2612309 and register under "CHAMPS Registrants." Check out the MSHA Events page for their full schedule! |
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CHEER and The Bower Foundation Partner
August 1, 2017: CHEER received a 3-year grant from The Bower Foundation to support Mississippi birthing hospitals in their journey to achieve Baby-Friendly designation. The $497,998 award will be used to increase the number of MS hospitals in CHAMPS by providing:
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CHAMPS South Hospital William Beaumont Army Medical Center Produces Patient Care Video!
William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, enrolled in the CHAMPS South program in May 2015. They are currently working their way towards Baby-Friendly Designation and produced a video about their newborn service unit and their application of evidence-based practices. The hospital shared the video on their Facebook page on August 1st, 2017. |
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CHEER Makes the News!
On July 23rd, an article about CHEER was published on the website "Our Milky Way." The title of the article is "System-based approach reduces racial disparities in breastfeeding" and features CHEER Director Dr. Anne Merewood. |
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CHAMPS Consultant Camie Goldhammer's training featured in Blackfeet Tribal Newsletter
Camie will teach her 4-hour breastfeeding clinical competencies course at Blackfeet Community College on August 8th. This course is designed to cover 4 of the 5 hours of hands on-clinical training required by Baby-Friendly USA™. This course is FREE to and open to hospital nursing staff, doctors, midwives, community members, and those in positions to support breastfeeding mothers. This course will cover basic clinical skills supporting breastfeeding, including:
Register online at bit.ly/2tJklzW Please email the AI/AN CHAMPS Team (CHEERequity@gmail.com) if you have any questions! |
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CHEER Receives IHS Funding Contract
We are excited to announce that CHEER has received a contract from the Indian Health Service (IHS) to assist the Crow and Northern Cheyenne tribes. The $96,000 funding will be used to promote healthy prenatal care as well as assist and address illicit drug use in the prenatal period. This contract from the IHS will allow CHEER to expand our data gathering, focus group testing, and drug use prevention work in several Reservations in Montana and Wyoming. |
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The Center for Health Equity, Education, & Research Launches at Boston Medical Center
(Boston) – The new Center for Health Equity, Education, & Research (CHEER) launched in May 2017 at Boston Medical Center (BMC). CHEER will act as the umbrella organization for the ongoing, multi-year CHAMPS (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices) Initiative, as well as for funded projects prevention of opioid misuse in tribal communities; community breastfeeding support; community health assessments, and prevention of diabetes and of domestic violence. |
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From Plans to Action: Prevention and Support for Pregnant Blackfeet Women Using Opioids
The Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research will partner with the Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center (RMTEC) to work with the Blackfeet tribe in combating opioid and other drug use among pregnant women on the Blackfeet Reservation. The work is supported by a grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation. |
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CHAMPS Consultant Camie Goldhammer in Action and Featured in the News!
CHAMPS Consultant Camie Goldhammer was recently featured in two articles. On March 29th, 2017, the South Seattle Emerald published an article titled: "Emerald Voices: Camie Goldhammer." On May 3rd, 2017, KUOW.org posted the article "Breastfeeding is 'life or death for communities of color'" on their website. Go Camie! |
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Blackfeet Tribal Health Department Releases Community Health Assessment
The Blackfeet Tribal Health Department is pleased to announce the publication of the 2017 Blackfeet Reservation Community Health Assessment (CHA)! This CHA contains information and data about health on the Blackfeet Reservation in 2016-17. Featured community health priorities include mental health, substance abuse, access to primary health care, violence and public safety, and maternal/infant health. |
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New Funding for CHAMPS in Mississippi
(Boston) – Boston Medical Center’s CHAMPS program (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices) has received a $1.5 million three-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase breastfeeding rates, reduce disparities and improve maternity care practices in... |
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