Nandi A. Marshall, DrPH, assistant professor in the Georgia Southern University Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, has been selected to serve on the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC).

Specifically, Marshall will sit on the CRASH Committee, formed by the USBC board of directors in 2013 to enhance USBC governance, membership, personnel and coalitions’ ability to build structures, systems, and a culture of inclusiveness, and mutual support for all peoples in regards to breastfeeding. “CRASH” is a mnemonic for the following essential components of culturally competent health care: consider Culture, show Respect, Assess/Affirm differences, show Sensitivity and Self-awareness, and do it all with Humility.

“I am honored to have been appointed to the CRASH committee for the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee,” said Marshall. “I am looking forward to continuing the national dialogue around not only normalizing breastfeeding, but also addressing diversity, equity and inclusion, which are all cornerstones of the CRASH committee.”

The USBC is an independent nonprofit coalition of more than 50 organizations that support its mission to drive collaborative efforts for policy and practices that create a landscape of breastfeeding support across the country. Marshall will serve two three-year terms.

Marshall will also begin new roles as the American Public Health Association Science Board Chair and Joint Policy Committee Co-Chair, and the education and training co-lead for the Georgia Society for Public Health Education.

Marshall is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Community Health on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus.

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