CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: JOHN MICKA!

Jul 30, 2018

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This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is John Micka, RD, Nutritionist Senior for the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH). He has worked for MSDH for 19 years with both the WIC program and the PHRM (Perinatal High Risk Management) program. In recent years, his focus has been on WIC. He w

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: TOURO INFIRMARY!

Jul 23, 2018

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Congratulations to Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, for achieving Baby-Friendly designation on July 12, 2018! Touro was part of the first wave of the CHAMPS South program, during 2014-2017. It is a large, academic and private practice, level III obstetric facility with a level III NICU, an

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: KATE MITCHELL!

Jul 16, 2018

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This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Kate Mitchell, CNM, a Midwife at Indian Health Service’s Blackfeet Community Hospital (BCH) in Browning, Montana. She was nominated for the great work she is doing as a midwife and in improving substance use screening and referrals for the patients at BC

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: WESLEY BUGG!

Jul 9, 2018

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​This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is G. Wesley Bugg, Esq., LLM, Operations Officer for Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) and Deputy Director for  Read More