CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER!

Dec 23, 2019

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Congratulations to Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (MBMC) on becoming officially Baby-Friendly designated on December 6, 2019. MBMC accounts for about 1774 births annually and operates a level III NICU. “We are so excited to be

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: MERIT HEALTH BILOXI!

Dec 16, 2019

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Congratulations to our Hospital of the Week, Merit Health Biloxi, on becoming Baby-Friendly designated as of November 27th, 2019. Merit Biloxi is a 153 b

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHRISTINE POWELL!

Dec 9, 2019

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This week’s CHEER Champion is Christine Powell, AA, CLC, and Peer Counselor at the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), where she has worked on and off, since 1996, for a total of 11 years. She was nominated for her long-standing service to mothers in Greenwood, MS and her contributions

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: HIGHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL!

Dec 2, 2019

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Congratulations to CHAMPS Hospital, Highland Community Hospital, on their recent Baby-Friendly designation! Located in Picayune Mississippi, Highland is part of the Forrest General Health System. The facility houses a Family Birth Center that provides family-centered childbirth experiences for women

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: BABY CAFÉ USA!

Nov 25, 2019

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Congratulations to CHEER Champion of the Week, Baby Café USA (BCUSA), an organization that is known for its commitment to promoting and supporting the provision of free, high-quality lactation care to breastfeeding mothers a

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: JACKIE BERGER!

Nov 18, 2019

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This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Jackie Berger, MS, a CHEER Consultant and Project Manager for the Rocky Boy’s Community Health Assessment (CHA) Project. She was nominated for her outstanding work, collaboration, and leadership on the recently completed CHA. “My favorite part of th

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: BREANNA PENNINGTON!

Nov 11, 2019

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Breanna Pennington, CLC, BD, is a doula who works full time as a Community Care Coordinator at Tougaloo Delta Health partners/United Health Care Greenville MS, a home visiting program for pregnant women. She was nominated for her contributions as a volunteer for the Delta Baby Café in Greenville.

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: EAST MISSISSIPPI BREASTFEEDING COALITION!

Nov 4, 2019

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This week, we would like to recognize the East Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition (EMSBFC), an organization that strives to promote awareness and correct misconceptions around breastfeeding in Golden Triangle and surrounding counties. Established in 2017, “EMSBFC’s mission is the advancement of

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: TANEFER L. CAMARA!

Oct 28, 2019

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Our CHEER Champion of the Week is T’amentanefer (TaNefer) Lumukanda Camara, BS, MS-HCA, IBCLC, and Certified Doula. TaNefer is a maternal health strategist, healer, and lactation/breastfeeding expert with 13 years’ experience as a doula, lactation consultant, and infant feeding specialist. She c

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: JUDY ELLZEY!

Oct 21, 2019

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This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Judy Ellzey, CLC, Peer Counselor 3 and Special Projects Officer 1 with the Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) WIC Breastfeeding Program. She was nominated by a past supervisor, Shellie Evans, AA, BS, CLC, for 23 years of compassionate and de

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