Organizing for Action: An African American Breastfeeding Campaign
Event Information
Description
Agenda at a Glance
Thursday, August 8, 2013
7:30 - 8:00
Registration
8:00 - 8:15
Its Only Natural: Mother’s Love, Mother’s Milk: Why an African American Campaign?
8:15 - 9:15
Breastfeeding: Policy, Health Outcomes and Social Justice
9:30 - 10:30
Making Sure the Breastfeeding Benefits Outweigh the Barriers
10:45 - 11:45
Breastfeeding Circle of Knowledge
Research: Breastmilk and Breast Health
11:45 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 1:45
Safe Sleep and the Breastfeeding Family
1:45 - 2:00
Let’s Move
2:00 - 3:30
Reaching Our Brothers Everywhere
Friday, August 9, 2013
7:30 - 8:00
8:00 - 9:30
Registration
Training Session I:
I: Reaching Out to Get Our Message Out
II: Community Voices and Research
III: Grassroots Organizing and Outreach
10:00 - 10:45
Cultural Competency: The Core of A Successful Campaign
10:45 - 12:00 pm
Cultivating Breastfeeding Community Leaders
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30
Training Session II
I: Public Health Initiatives that Complement "It's Only Natural"
II: Baby Friendly Hospitals: Why They Matter
III: Worksite and Faith based Suppurt to Help Mothers Meet Breastfeeding Goals
2:30 - 3:20
Taking This Breastfeeding Message Forward!
3:20 - 3:30
Wrap Up
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Summit Speakers
Oluwatoyosi A. Adekeye
MBBS, MPH
Cultural Competency Director
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Kathleen Arcaro Ph.D
Associate Professor of Veterinary and Animal Science
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Kiana Ayers
RN
Powerful Petals Support Group
Atlanta, Georgia
Dalvery Blackwell IBCLC
African American Breastfeeding Network of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kimarie Bugg
MSN, MPH
Reaching our Sisters Everywhere Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Ryan Comfort
Founder and President of Co-effective
Lafayette, Indiana
Jacqueline Grant MD, MPH
District Health Director
Albany, Georgia
Tyra Gross
Ph.D Candidate
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Rev. Wanda Holder Ph.D, Peer Counselor
Greenforest Community Baptist Church
Decatur, Georgia
Mary Jackson
CLC
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere
Atlanta, Georgia
Joshua Johannson MD
OBGYN
&
Nsenga Johannson
Anniston ,Alabama
Sahira Long
MD, IBCLC
Children National Medical Center
President of D.C Breastfeeding Coalition
Washington, DC
K. Aletha Maybanks
MD, MPH
Assistant Commissioner
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York, New York
Trish McEnroe
BS
Baby Friendly USA
New York, New York
Terri McFadden-Garden
MD
Emory School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Jeretha McKinley
BA
National Program Director Health Connect One
Chicago, Illinois
Muswamba Mwamba
MS, MPH, IBCLC
Peer Dad Coordinator
Dallas, Texas
LaVonia Nelson
Tiny Babies Foundation
Atlanta, Georgia
Teresa Parker CLC
BLINKS
Atlanta, Georgia
V. Kuroji &
Chenniah Patrick
Author/Illustrator
JhaZamoraS Publishing, LLC.
Washington, DC
Anayah Sangodele- Ayoka
Journalist / Blogger, MomsRising
Brooklyn, New York
Tenesha Sellers
WIC Peer Counselor, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Andrea Serano
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere,
Atlanta, Georgia
Ursuline Singleton RD, LD, MPH,
USDHHS Office on Women’s Health
Washington, DC
Becky Spencer
Ph.D
Baylor University
Dallas, Texas
Jordan Thierry
MA
Founder and Co-Director of the Black Fatherhood Project
Beaverton, Oregon
Kathryn Hall-Trujillo
MPH
Birthing Project USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eric Walsh
MD, MPH Breastfeeding
Director of Public Health
Pasadena, California
Brandon Wilcher
&
Pastor Clifford Hunter
MAN UP
Dublin, Georgia
Michal Young
MD
Neonatologist
Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC
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