EVENTS AND EDUCATION
COBA is committed to providing and supporting high quality lactation and breastfeeding education for providers, advocates and families across the state and beyond. Listed below are ongoing and upcoming events that we have been made aware of. If you have an event that you would like listed, please contact the office at info@okbreastfeeding.org.
2021 Spring Meeting
The Spring Virtual Meeting held on June 3, 2021, featured a panel discussion entitled How Good Policy Can Change Health Outcomes. Our speakers included Oklahoma legislators Senator Carri Hicks (OKC), Representative John Waldron (Tulsa) and Senator Jessica Garmin (Duncan). The discussion was moderated by DeAndre Opoku from the YWCA Tulsa.
Watch this informative discussion by clicking the button below and entering the following Access Passcode: $N%6z0zW
The Spring Virtual Meeting held on June 3, 2021, featured a panel discussion entitled How Good Policy Can Change Health Outcomes. Our speakers included Oklahoma legislators Senator Carri Hicks (OKC), Representative John Waldron (Tulsa) and Senator Jessica Garmin (Duncan). The discussion was moderated by DeAndre Opoku from the YWCA Tulsa.
Watch this informative discussion by clicking the button below and entering the following Access Passcode: $N%6z0zW
2020 Annual Meeting
The COBA Virtual Annual Meeting was held October 22, 2020. It featured a panel discussion entitled Systemic Racism and its Effects on Health Disparities in Oklahoma and was highlighted by a panel of speakers that included:
Noor Jihan Abdul-Haqq, MD, owner of Peace of Mind Pediatrics
Maggie Green, LCSW, CEO of Greenwercs Coaching Counseling Consulting Services
Jillian Whitaker, Founder, Better Black News
Thank you also to the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center (OBRC) for co-hosting this event.
The COBA Virtual Annual Meeting was held October 22, 2020. It featured a panel discussion entitled Systemic Racism and its Effects on Health Disparities in Oklahoma and was highlighted by a panel of speakers that included:
Noor Jihan Abdul-Haqq, MD, owner of Peace of Mind Pediatrics
Maggie Green, LCSW, CEO of Greenwercs Coaching Counseling Consulting Services
Jillian Whitaker, Founder, Better Black News
Thank you also to the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center (OBRC) for co-hosting this event.
"Making Breastfeeding Easier" & "Breastfeeding Basics and Beyond" Training: Free one-day and two-day classes for health care providers held in Oklahoma City, provided by the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center (OBRC) with funding from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Check the OBRC Training Page to register.
Interested in hosting a class at your location? Contact OBRC at OBRC@ouhsc.edu.
Interested in hosting a class at your location? Contact OBRC at OBRC@ouhsc.edu.
