Has your life been touched in any way by kangaroo care / skin to skin contact?
www.kangaroo.care is looking for parents, clinicians, anyone touched by kangaroo care/skin to skin contact to be featured during Kangaroo Care Day on May 15th. It...
Join us to recognize the TEAM LEADERS that have made a difference by leading the kangaroo care day celebrations in their community in every corner of the world. Anyone may nominate a Team Leader.
Who is a "Kangaroo Care Team Leader"?
A Kangaroo Care "Team leader" is a person that leads the efforts for celebrating, educating, inspiring, and making kangaroo care happen for their team. If there are team co-leaders then you may submit one nomination per Team Leader.
We welcome self-nominations.
What is a Team?
A "Team" is usually a hospital unit that participates in kangaroo care activities. It consists of a Team Leader, Coaches, and Families.
Who is a Coach?
Kangaroo Care "Coach" is a person that assist parents with anything related to kangaroo care. This includes anyone on the healthcare team, volunteers, advocates, social workers, psychologists, parent leaders, peer/ parent support, doulas, lactation professionals, educators, etc.
What do I do now?
We will contact them to request their official acceptance to be considered for the award.
What happens after I submit my nomination?
Our diverse team will select the Team Leaders (one per country) and we will consider the nomination and the number of times s/he was nominated.
We will announce the winner on May 15th, 2023 on this website and social media.
Questions? info@kangaroo.care
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