Meeting Minutes
3/18/2016
I. Attendance
Diane Bibb, Co-Chair
Becky Schwaller, Co-Chair
Debbi Heffern, Communications and Website Manager
Karen Urick, Secretary
Nancy Keim, Charlene Burnett, Dr. Urmeka Jefferson, Carrie Gillispie, Teresa Bowman, La'Sherrie Suttles-Tyes, Janice Johnson, Greta Hopke, Ashley Baldwin
II. Minutes approved posted see ‘Members Only’ tab at www.mobreastfeeding.org
III. Treasurer/Membership Report - Balance is $6,521.19 with 68 paid members
1236 “likes” on Facebook
IV. Local Coalitions Report
St Jo/Buchannan County
-Working with local mall on becoming breastfeeding friendly
Hannibal area
-Milk depot to open 5/16
-WBW planning – may partner with LLL’s Live, Love, Latch
Pettis County
-In April, an OT is speaking the 1st week of the month at the support group.
-Looking for fundraising ideas
Jeff City/Cole County
-Spoke with local Pediatrician regarding tongue-tie and breastfeeding
-WBW discussion, may partner with LLL’s Live Love, Latch
St Louis
-WBW events planned for parents and for health care professionals, partnering with LLL
Dade/Polk County – no meeting since last teleconference
Marshall – no report
Columbia – no report
The Greater Ozarks Regional (Springfield) – no report
Three Rivers Community (Popular Bluff) – no report
Cape Girardeau – no report
Douglas County – no report
V. Old Business
*Committees
*Education – see website for more details
45 hour Exam Prep Course – Spring 2017, will be free
18 hour Course – Free with more ‘basic’ breastfeeding education
May 18-20 Sedalia and June 1-3 in St. Charles (StL)
*Grant Writing – Dr Jefferson working on this and requests our action plan for the Mother Baby Summit so she can use more details in her proposals.
$4000 would likely be needed to cover the food costs (biggest expense)
*Conference Planning- Mother Baby Summit
-Free with continuing education offered
-Friday, Sept 23, 2016 at the Marriot in Columbia
-Target audience are administrators in all MO birthing facilities
-IBCLCs can come as long as they bring decision makers
-Facilities will be receiving a “Save the Date” email very soon
-Speakers include Dr. Barnes from Columbia, Dr. Fusco from Springfield and Dr. Philipp from Boston
*Legislative – no report
*IBCLC Reimbursement – no report
*IBCLC Licensure – no report
VI. New Business
*World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7
*Missouri Breastfeeding Month is August
*Other –http://health.mo.gov/living/families/wic/breastfeeding/index.php
*MO Show Me 5 Initiative Update
-10 MO Show Me 5 hospitals- Mercy Lebanon is the 10th in Feb
*BF Friendly Worksite Program Update
-270 BF Friendly Worksites that impacts around 120,000 employees in Missouri
*BF Friendly Childcare Update
-32 BF Friendly Child Cares
*Dr Jefferson is working on obtaining funding for a new study about assisting breastfeeding mothers using technology including websites and virtual contact with an IBCLC.
*Mercy in St Louis is now offering free outpatient help with an IBCLC for anyone regardless of where they delivered their baby.
-Started 3 weeks ago, staffing making adjustments
-Billed thru hospital insurance system
-Debbi to keep us posted
*Sedalia Hospital
-Improvements esp. rooming in and cross training employees -Hoping for Show Me 5 recognition
VII. Next meeting
May 20, 2016 Teleconference 12-2 pm, toll free numbers to be announced