Partnerships
Be Our Voice has benefitted from the support and experience of a variety of partners. We encourage you to find out more about the organizations we’ve worked with throughout the course of this project.
Funder
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
To learn more about RWJF, visit www.rwjf.org.
Managing Organization
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
Founded in 1999, the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) is an action-oriented organization dedicated to achieving a world in which all children receive the healthcare they need. Led by experienced pediatric Healthcare Professional, NICHQ’s mission is to improve children’s health by improving the systems responsible for the delivery of children’s healthcare. For more information, visit www.nichq.org.
Project Staff
Marianne McPherson, PhD, MS - Director of Applied Research and Evaluation
Jenna Williams, MPH - Project Manager
Carrie Peltier, MS, MPH - Project Manager
Erin Ellingwood - Project Manager for Marketing Services
Phase 1 National Partners
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP achieves its mission through advocacy, education, policy development, research and service. As such, the AAP and its 59 US chapters and members regularly advocate on behalf of children and pediatricians at the federal, state and local level. For more information, visit www.aap.org.
Project Staff
Jeanne Lindros, MPH - Manager, Obesity Initiatives
Mala Bedient, MPH - Program Coordinator, Public Health Initiatives
Regina Shaefer, MPH - Manager, Council on Community Pediatrics
California Medical Association Foundation (CMAF)
The CMA Foundation is a nonprofit organization that serves as a link between physicians and their communities. The CMA Foundation has developed a cutting edge Physician Champion program that can serve as a template for national programs. This innovative approach to obesity prevention has been cited as a “best practice” in the 2006 Institute of Medicine Preventing Childhood Obesity report. For more information about the CMA Foundation, visit www.thecmafoundation.org.
Project Staff
Elissa Maas, MPH - Vice President of Programs
Vanessa Saetern - Project Assistant, Obesity Prevention Project
Phoua Moua - Project Coordinator, Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO)
We would also like to thank past program contributors: Alexandra Charrow, Katie DuBoff, Cathleen Psaras, Amy Kephart, Shannon Eldridge, Katherine Crumley, Priya Hetherley, Hillary Anderson, Rachelle Mirkin, and Karthi Streb.
Phase 2 Partner Initiatives
We are in the process of finalizing our Partner Initiatives for Phase 2. Check back soon to see the full list!
In Phase 2 of Be Our Voice, we are focusing on partnering with established initiatives already working in the childhood obesity advocacy arena. These partners are committed to supporting new Be Our Voice healthcare professional (HCP) and community member advocates by linking them to existing initiatives after they have been trained.
If you are an organization or initiative already working on childhood obesity advocacy programs and are interested in partnering with Be Our Voice, please contact us at beourvoice@nichq.org.