CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: VALERIE HARRIS!

Oct 5, 2020

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Today’s CHEER Champion is Valerie Harris, LPN, CLC, and BFHI Coordinator for St. Dominic Memorial Hospital! Valerie works directly with managers on the Post-Partum, L&D, NICU, and Well Baby units to implement BFHI. She is responsible for stewardship of the project, doing the audits, and ensuri

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DR. ANITA HENDERSON!

Sep 28, 2020

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​Congratulations to CHEER Champion of the Week, Anita S. Henderson MD, FAAP. Dr. Henderson is a pediatrician at The Pediatric Clinic -a division of the Hattiesburg Clinic-, a medical staff member at Forrest General Hospital, and President-Elect for the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy o

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: WAETIE-SANAA COOPER BURNETTE!

Sep 21, 2020

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Congratulations to CHEER Champion of the Week, Waetie-Sanaa Cooper Burnette, B.A, Th.M., CLC. She is also a maternal health blogger, co-facilitator of the Baby Cafe at Codman Square, and co-founder of BreastPowered.org; a platform where art and stories a

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: IHS CHINLE, NORTHERN NAVAJO, AND GALLUP!

Sep 14, 2020

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This week’s CHAMPions are the three Navajo area Indian Health Service (IHS) federally operated hospitals, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF), Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) Shiprock, and Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC). All three have been successfully re-designated as Ba

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DR. MICHELLE Y. OWENS!

Aug 31, 2020

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Our CHEER Champion of the week is Dr. Michelle Owens, MD, MS, Professor, Division Chief and Fellowship Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In these roles, she provides hospital and clinic care for pregnant women and their babies and is responsible for

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ANGELA FERGUSON-PARKER!

Aug 24, 2020

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​Our CHEER Champion of the Week is Angela Ferguson-Parker, Certified Lactation Counselor for Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC). Angela has worked on the Labor Delivery and Postpartum (LDRP) unit for 12 years.

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: SHANNON RICHARDSON!

Aug 17, 2020

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This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Shannon Richardson, RN CLC, Obstetrics Nurse Manager and BFHI lead at Wayne General Hospital. Shannon manages the obstetrics department and is responsible for the data collection, monthly audits, staff education, policy development, and all things related

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: THERESA LANDAU!

Aug 10, 2020

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Congratulations to CHEER Champion of the Week, Theresa Landau, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC. Theresa is the Senior Associate Director of Morrisania/Gotham Health and WIC Director of the Morrisania WIC Program. She was nominated for her amazing leadership of Morrisania, especially during the recent COVID-19 out

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DEIDRA AND MILES WESLEY!

Jul 27, 2020

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Our CHEER Champions of the Week are Deidra Wesley (MA), and her baby, Miles. Deidra and Miles were nominated for their excellent work on the IPE filming which took place earlier this year in Jackson, Mississippi. Deidra is a producer, fitness model, and actress who played the role of a new mom along

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHARLENE C. FRASER!

Jul 20, 2020

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​Congratulations to our CHEER Champion of the Week, Charlene C. Fraser, B.S (Human Services), CLC, Newborn Care Specialist and Birth Doula. Charlene is an affiliate of the Vital Village Network and Boston Breastfeeding Coalition, she was nominated for her lactation support services to families and

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