CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: PA HOUA SHASKY!

Nov 29, 2021

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Pa Houa Shasky is a Health Educator, second-generation Hmong American, and USBC 2020 Emerging Leader Award Recipient. Pa currently serves as an Interim Public Health Supervisor and helps to coordinate the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant in Ramsey County, MN. SHIP is a progra

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: BMC CURBSIDE CARE FOR MOMS AND BABIES!

Nov 22, 2021

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Our CHAMPion this week is the BMC Curbside Care for Moms and Babies, an innovative mobile visit program developed to meet the needs of moms and babies during the “fourth trimester”. The program was designed to increase comprehensive access to care by providing community dyadic care for moms and

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: TAKAYLA LIGHTFIELD!

Nov 15, 2021

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This week, we honor the work of Takayla Lightfield, BA, a certified doula, Indigenous breastfeeding counselor and member of the Mnicoujou Lakota band, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Takayla is also the Ninde (My Heart) Doula Program Coordinator at the Division of Indian

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL!

Nov 8, 2021

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Congratulations to Greenwood Leflore Hospital (GLH) for becoming Baby-Friendly designated on October 27, 2021! Greenwood Leflore is the first CHAMPS hospital to achieve designation through Baby-Friendly USA’s new virtual Part II assessment process. “We are ecstatic over the designation!” sh

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: MARIAM TUMA!

Nov 1, 2021

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Mariam Tuma, MSc, is a Casework Coordinator for the British Red Cross Refugee Support and former Programme Manager at CHEERing. The CHEERing team has nominated her for her contributions to the team and her efforts to ensure a successful COVID respo

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: AMIE RAKOSKY HOOD!

Oct 25, 2021

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Amie Rakosky Hood is the Vice President of the Breastfeeding USA Board of Directors and an amazing advocate and supporter of breastfeeding. She was nominated by her colleague, Dana Saccomano, who said  “she [Amie] not only counsels

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: FARZANA RAHIMI!

Oct 18, 2021

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Farzana, who is Afghani and has previously lived in Iran, works for CHEERing as the manager of CHEERing’s STARS (Soccer Teams and Refugee Solidarity) program, and as a breastfeeding peer counselor and Farsi translator. But Farzana does so much more

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CINNAMOMS!

Oct 11, 2021

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CinnaMoms is a Los Angeles based breastfeeding support group created by and for Black/African American women. CinnaMoms provides support services to encourage breastfeeding, facilitate necessary conversations around maternal and postpartum health, and break

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: AGENCY PARTNER INTERACTIVE (API)!

Oct 4, 2021

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This week we would like to recognize Agency Partner Interactive (API) for their wonderful work on our new CHEER website. Agency Partner is a digital marketing, web development, and branding company based in

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DEBBIE THOMAS!

Sep 27, 2021

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Debbie Thomas, CLC, is a retired La Leche League leader and WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in Rankin County, Mississippi. Debbie has served as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for 27 years; she was nominated for her passion and consistency in advocating for breastfeeding. In these

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