Board Meetings

May 10, 2024 Board Meeting

May 10, 2024 | by

The ASPHN Board of Directors met on May 10, 2024.

  1. Membership applications approved in May 2024:
    • Four (4) General members: Cintya Loreto (CA); Melanie Blochberger and Miranda Needy (MO); and Lauren Coffey (NY).
    • Five (5) Associate members, including one (1) student/emerging professional: Jocelyn Dubin (CA); Fabien Mpitu (GA); Diego Rose (LA); Ryan Andrews (NH); and Ron Bromberg (NY).
  2. The motion to change one sentence in the Bylaws in Section 6.2 “Nominations of Officers and Council Representatives” and direct the Governance Committee to strive for an overall balance of nominees for the Board of Directors from all three membership categories (Appointed, General, and Associate Members) passed unanimously.
  3. The motion to approve the student nomination of Elizabeth Brandley, to serve as a non-voting director on the Board, as the Student Representative, from August 1, 2024-July 31, 2025 passed unanimously.
  4. Policy Committee actions have been taken on behalf of ASPHN:
    • Signed on in support of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee’s (USBC) letter calling on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittees in both the House and Senate to invest in breastfeeding by increasing funding; $20M to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding program in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025
    • Signed on to two of the Association of Maternal & Child Health Program’s (AMCHP) letters to House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee leadership in support of efforts to improve maternal and child health:
      1. $1 billion for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant in FY25 – The Title V MCH Block Grant is a cost-effective, accountable, and flexible funding source used to address the most critical, pressing, and unique needs of maternal and child health populations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other jurisdictions.
      2. $100 million for CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Moms and Babies (SET-NET) in FY25.  – The SET-NET funding would enable CDC to reach additional jurisdictions, track more threats, and lead the nationwide preparedness and response needed to protect pregnant individuals and infants in the United States from emerging and re-emerging public health threats
    • Signed on to CSPI, American Public Health Association, Consumer Reports, and Consumer Federation of America’s letter supporting their citizen petition calling on FDA to require calories on chain restaurant menus posted on third-party platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash.
    • Signed on to the  Society for Behavioral Medicine organizational endorsement of its position statement in support of mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling.