Indigi-LC training in the western Pacific is a reality! CHAMPS National led an Indigenous Lactation Counselor training last week with 36 participants from Guam, Saipan, Palau and Rota, including individuals representing CHamoru, Carolinian, Chuukese, Filipino and Palauan communities.
Indigenous Lactation Counselor is a 5-day, lactation peer counselor training for those who identify as Indigenous. It is Native taught and Native designed by CHAMPS trainers Camie Jae Goldhammer (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté), MSW, LICSW, IBCLC, and Kimberly Moore-Salas (Diné), IBCLC.
All participants were ILC-certified by the end of the week, able to take this wisdom into their communities and agencies!
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- Sign welcoming participants to the Indigenous Lactation Counselor training.
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- Breast models made by Dr. Kathy Wood.
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- The training had 36 participants from Guam, Saipan, Palau and Rota, including individuals representing CHamoru, Carolinian, Chuukese, Filipino and Palauan communities.
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- The training is Native taught and Native designed by CHAMPS trainers Camie Jae Goldhammer (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté), MSW, LICSW, IBCLC, and Kimberly Moore-Salas (Diné), IBCLC.
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- The week began with a CHamoru blessing and songs arranged by Sahi.
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- From left to right: CHAMPS trainer Camie Jae Goldhammer (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté), CHAMPS coach Antoinette Kleiner, MSN, FNP, Dr. Kathy Wood, Dean Dr. Yvette Paulino, and CHAMPS Trainer Kimberly Moore-Salas (Diné), IBCLC.
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- CHAMPS National coach Antoinette Kleiner, MSN, FNP, and mentor Dr. Kathy Wood.
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- CHAMPS trainer Camie Jae Goldhammer (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté).
