Archive for February, 2008

Welcome to Babies Born Healthy

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Welcome to our website!  We’ve established this blog site to generate discussion about the importance of prenatal care and the effect prenatal care can have on the health and development of Nebraska’s children.  We invite you to share your thoughts and engage in lively discussion as we explore ways to support the growth and development of our kids.

We would like to thank Nebraska native photographer, Tammy Muecke for allowing us access to her wonderful photos of babies, children, and families.  Photo’s like this one really set the tone for the importance of our cause … Babies Born Healthy.

We invite you to share your photos with us when you post a comment or submit a guest blog.  Or, if you’d rather, just send your photos to photos@babiesbornhealthy.com and we’ll share them for you.

We would also like to thank the many people and organizations that shared their expertise for the creation of the video on this site.  This is a diverse group of Nebraskan individuals and organizations that share one common sense value … Babies Born Healthy.

All statements expressed on this blog are not necessarily reflective of positions held by Voices for Children in Nebraska, guest bloggers, and/or video contributors.

In no particular order:

Dr. Thomas Tonniges, MD, Pediatrician Boys Town

Brian Fahey, Chairman March of Dimes Nebraska Chapter

Magda Peck, PhD, Associate Dean College of Public Health UNMC

Mike Hansen, President & CEO of Columbus Community Hospital

Dr. Ron Klutman, Family Physician

Dr. M. Scott Haswell, MD, OBGYN

Rebecca Rayman, Director, Columbus Health Center

Jim Cunningham, Executive Director of the Nebraska Catholic Bishop’s Conference

Dr. Kristine McVea, Medical Director, One World Community Health Center

Maggie Kalkowski, Director, International Center of the Heartland, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.

Rob Dorton, Esq. – Immigration Attorney/Program Manager, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.

Ann Marie Bowen, President, Nebraskans United for Life

Christy Lopez, Volunteer, Nebraskans United for Life

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, Neonatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Board Member of the Nebraska March of Dimes

John Cavanaugh, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

Dick Holland, Chairman, Building Bright Futures