Crystina Hughes is passionate about creating birthing experiences designed by birthing individuals. As founder and CEO of Birthing By Your Design, Crystina offers doula services to expectant families in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and surrounding areas, incl

Meet CHEER’s newest team member and this week’s CHAMPion, Gianna Hamann! Gianna joins CHEER as a research assistant, bringing a passion for nutrition, food access and equity, and LGBTQ+ health. Gianna previously volunteered with the CHEER International Group in G

Kirsten Krane and Anna Schmitt want public health to be simpler. More efficient, community-based, and empowering. That’s why they created Yarrow, a Montana-based consulting organization using evidence-based and culturally appropriate practices to meet

Our work at the CHEER International Group (CHEERing) wouldn’t be possible without student interns – and today, we’re celebrating an exceptional one! For the last five months, William Lequesne served as an Erasmus Intern at CHEERing, supporting Grow Clinics, fo

Our newest CHAMPion of the Week is dedicated to compassionate care for mothers and infants. Molly Scarborough McMillion, Registered Nurse, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, has been working to increase support for families across West Virgi

Jen Nickelson, PhD, RD, MCHES®, began her career 30 years ago as a registered dietitian because she appreciated and valued the influence of nutrition on health. Working as a clinical dietitian, she recognized the importance of disease prevention and shifted her focus to public health. Today, Dr. Ni

GIVMED’s guiding vision is clear: Access to medicine for all. Using a collaborative network of pharmacies, businesses, and NGOs, our newest CHAMPion works throughout Greece to redistribute medicines that would otherwise be wasted. [gallery columns="2" size="full" link="none" ids="6459,6460"]

Congratulations to Merit Health River Oaks, CHEER’s CHAMPion of the Week! After five years of dedication and quality improvement work, the hospital was re-designated as Baby-Friendly on September 21, 2023. Located in Flowood, Mississippi, Merit

Woolly wonders from Germany! The CHEER International Group (CHEERing) received a special delivery from children at Johannes Kepler High School (Kepler High School) in Reutlingen, Germany. The school sent 413 hand-knit hats, scarves, socks, and gloves for refugee families – packed with love and cho

We’re celebrating a CHAMPS hospital this week. South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola, Mississippi, is re-designated as Baby-Friendly! South Sunflower provides critical, high-quality obstetrical care to its community as one of the few remaining