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Ad Hoc Task Force for Formation of a Texas Breastfeeding Coalition Conference Call Meeting Minutes On Call: Ines Anchondo, Libby Berkeley, Mary Beth Blue, Jan Branham, Diana Cardona, Blanca Castilla, Rebecca Cortez, Jeannette Crenshaw, Barbara Crotty, Tracy Erickson, Annette Frantz, Rani Garcia, Nancy Graves, Judy Hopkinson, Linda Jackson, Cathy Liles, Norma Longoria, Clarissa Ramirez, Krystal Revai, Veronica Riojas, Janet Rourke, Julie Stagg, Jewell Stremler, Kimberley Traylor, Lori Wenner Janet Rourke asked for a volunteer to serve as recording Secretary during the conference call. Kimberley Traylor agreed. Janet requested that Kimberley take notes, type them and forward to Janet and Judy Hopkinson. Meeting began (12:05p) with Janet Rourke briefly reading over the agenda which was emailed out to everyone earlier. Name for Coalition Janet Rourke Janet read the tally of the previously emailed survey responses and requested that we finalize our vote for the coalitions name in order to begin the set-up of the website. Several responded with “Texas Breastfeeding Coalition.” Other suggestions were Texas Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition, State Breastfeeding Coalition of Texas, All Aboard Texas, State of Breastfeeding in Texas, and Texas Breastfeeding Task Force. The floor was open for any other suggestions. Jeannette Crenshaw stated she served on a committee responsible for tracking down all coalitions in the US and the most common name was the “states” name followed by Breastfeeding Coalition. In her experience this made it much easier to track down all the state coalitions. Janet opened the floor for voting. With twelve votes for ‘Texas Breastfeeding Coalition’ and no other opposing or additional votes, the name ‘Texas Breastfeeding Coalition’ was adopted. Legacy Statement Janet Rourke Janet explained the reasoning behind developing a legacy statement. The statement would serve as a roadmap of how we continue to exist, what the organization thinks about the future (with the future being 10-20 years), policy changes, legislative changes, community building and capacity building. A decision needs to be made regarding the focus of the coalition. It is planned that this statement be drafted during a workshop at our May meeting. Janet asked for a moderator. Jeanette Crenshaw and Linda Jackson volunteered. Membership Krystal Revai It is the hope of the coalition to have as many member participants from different areas of the community as possible (i.e. consumers, lawyers, people within the workforce, politicians, etc). Krystal urged everyone to use their imagination in order to come up with a large and broad spectrum of individuals, organizations, and corporations, and to think outside the box to find non-traditional supporters who can further our cause. Linda Jackson suggested we begin with businesses that have been designated as “mother-friendly worksites.” These businesses may be able to give us names of individuals or corporations to contact. Cathy Liles asked for a definition of “community.” Community means Texas. The Coalition needs people with a broader reach, those who have statewide impact. Many suggestions were made: PPO, HMO, Health clinics, School of Public Health, nursing schools, individuals working on diabetes and obesity campaigns, March of Dimes and other groups working with babies. Janet stated we needed a committee that would be responsible to draw up a proposed list of individuals and organizations to be invited to join the coalition and draft a fairly formal invitation letter. This invitation would be presented at the May meeting. The committee would meet via email. Judy will look through her files for a copy of a letter to use as an example. Mary Beth Blue, Cathy Liles, Lori Wenner and Annette Frantz volunteered to serve on the Membership Committee. Mary Beth Blue agreed to chair the committee. Planning for the May Conference Janet Rourke Roll call was taken for everyone’s intent to attend the May conference. Janet indicated funding was highly possible for airfare and hotel for two people from each group. Potential attendees were asked to remember that this funding would be a reimbursement and may not cover 100% of expenses. Everyone is responsible to submit their expense report/receipts in order to receive the reimbursement. This is all still being finalized. Janet will keep everyone informed about what is happening with the funding. Agenda for the May Conference Judy Hopkinson The proposed agenda was shortened due to flight schedules for the participants coming in from El Paso. The floor was open for any other suggestions regarding the change in the schedule. No other suggestions were made. Judy Hopkinson indicated that a final agenda will be prepared and distributed to participants. There are a block of rooms reserved at $65 a night at the Holiday Inn Astrodome. The hotel does not offer free hotel-to-airport shuttle, but they do offer free shuttle to the medical center. Hobby Airport was noted to be the easiest and most convenient to fly into. Judy asked everyone to email her the following information: whether you are planning to attend the conference, whether or not you are flying into Houston or driving in, and whether you are staying at the hotel. Kimberley, Tracy, Cathy, Lori and Linda all asked for parking reservations. There was a request that anyone who was unable to attend the USBC meeting in January 2006 listen to some of the conference tapes before attending the May meeting in an effort to broaden our perspectives of possibilities for our statewide coalition. Jeannette Crenshaw will send the order form from the USBC website to Judy who will forward it to the group. A recommended priority list will be sent to Judy from Jeannette and Rani Garcia. Goals & Activities for the Coalition The survey results were read by Janet and then the floor was open for any additions. Tracy Erickson suggested that we include Disaster Response to the list of activities. Judy asked if everyone felt we should define our mission and vision in order to help narrow our scope. Consensus was “yes.” Jeanette indicated we could make it easier for ourselves if we started by adopting the four goals of the US Breastfeeding Committee and pick strategies and objectives annually that fit under these goals, and then choose one or two to focus on a year. Rani stated we could formulate long and short term goals from our legacy statement. Ines declared that it is very important to have clear goals regarding what we are going to do to increase breastfeeding rates. We need to know where we are starting from and evaluate where we are periodically. Barbara Crotty, Veronica, Ines and Jeannette Crenshaw volunteered to serve on a committee to draft a mission statement and goals. The committee will present the draft at the May meeting. Website Janet Rourke It will cost $100 a year to maintain the website. Janet called for assistance with the website. Veronica Riojas, Tracy Erickson, Libby Berkley, and Mary Beth Blue volunteered to serve on the Website committee. Annette Frantz agreed to serve on a sub-committee. Survey on Coalition Structure The following issues were presented to illustrate the types of choices that will need to be made: “How should the coalition be set up? Should there be officers?” Everyone was asked to think about it over the next couple of weeks. In order to assist with the structure of the coalition, it was recommended that we develop some by laws. A by laws committee was formed. The committee consists of Rani Garcia, Linda Jackson and Lori Wenner and Judy Hopkinson The last suggestion was that everyone send a short bio blurb to Krystal and she will cut and paste them into a word document and send it out to everyone in advance of the May meeting. Meeting Adjourned @ 1:03pm. |
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