past conferences

apha conference 2019

CHEER and CHAMPS, along with our partners, participated in the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, November 2-6, 2019! The presentations at the Breastfeeding Oral Session: Supporting Breastfeeding from the Hospital to the Community, included:
  • Using implementation science to evaluate Mississippi CHAMPS: A RE-AIM assessment
  • Increasing breastfeeding rates and improving maternal child health practices in Mississippi hospitals: The CHAMPS initiative
  • Infant feeding among refugees in Athens, Greece
Our partners, Kimberly Ramsey and Tawanda Logan-Hurt also did oral presentations on WIC and Baby Cafes in Mississippi. 
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CHAMPS's Tawanda Logan Hurt presenting on the Delta Baby Café
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CHEERing's Airnie Azhar presenting on Infant Feeding Among Refugees in AThens, Greece

MISSISSIPPI CHAMPS CONFERENCE 2019

The 2019 conference was CHAMPS's biggest yet! Boasting of 180 participants, it featured a variety of topics related to breastfeeding including creative and successful community and prenatal education, considerations for educating the educators, tips on sustaining Baby-Friendly practices, and the Inter Professional Education (IPE) project among others. It also included a very uplifting parent panel where parents shared their prenatal, hospital, and post natal experiences with breastfeeding. 

NBCC 2019

CHAMPS presented their abstract entitled 'Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Care Practices (CHAMPS) using a Curriculum on Safety' for the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) Ninth National Breastfeeding Conference and Convening (NBCC 2019), held June 14-15, 2019, Breakout Panel Session! Thank you to CHAMPS' own Lori Feldman-Winter, Cathy Carothers, and Kimarie Bugg for submitting, and for presenting on behalf of the CHAMPS team.
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For more information about NBCC 2019, please visit their website using the button below.
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Mississippi CHAMPS Conference 2018

Mississippi CHAMPS Conference Keynote Speaker

Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD

Mississippi champs conference 2017​

September 28th, 2017
The CHAMPS team led a comprehensive course in the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, and more at the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Headquarters. Download the slides to learn more.

champs conferences 2016

Mississippi CHAMPS Conference 2016
November 17, 2016
At this successful conference, attendees learned more about Baby-Friendly practices, evidence-based maternity care, how CHAMPS engages with the community, and more. Discover more information in our interactive agenda.
The Second Indian Country Breastfeeds Conference: Sustainability and Support

​May 9-10, 2016
This two-day conference highlighted the past, present, and future of maternity care and infant feeding in Indian Country. View the conference report to learn more.
The CHAMPS shared strategies for achieving Baby-Friendly hospital designation and focused on community efforts to promote and support breastfeeding in Indian Country in this one-day conference. Read the report to discover more.
Listen to Presentation Recordings
Baby Friendly Indian Country: The New Standard of Care
Anne Merewood​
Keynote: Talk the Beauty and Walk the Beauty
Gayle Dine’Chacon
Panel: Strategies for Baby-Friendly Hospital Success 
​Jeanette Yazzie (moderator), Antoinette Kleiner, Jenna Meyer and Carrie Rigsby
Empowering Staff to Embrace Change
Antoinette Kleiner​
Breastfeeding in Potawatomi Country: The Wisdom of Gokmesnanek
Bethany Moody​
Panel: Community Involvement Strategies
Neva Kayaani (moderator), Janise Biakeddy, Amanda Singer, Carol Williamson and Mona Owaleon
Beyond the Baby-Friendly Hospital: Scaling up and Baby-Friendly Communities
Rafael Perez-Escamilla

CHAMPS CONFERENCEs 2015

CHAMPS Learning Summit, Mississippi 2015
November 12, 2015
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CHAMPS Learning Summit, New Orleans 2015
October 20-21, 2015
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