Portrait of Anne Merewood, Community Partner for Data Drives Change: A Pilot Study to Identify Black/White Disparities in Hospital Breastfeeding Support Research & Policy Team

Anne Merewood

Dr. Merewood directs the Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research (CHEER) at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, and CHEERing, CHEER’s international partner in Europe. Anne is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine and Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at the BU School of Public Health. Anne gained her undergraduate and PhD degrees at Cambridge University, England, and her Masters in Public Health at Boston University. She has published widely on Baby-Friendly policy and implementation in underserved communities, having led BFHI implementation in Black communities in the Southern U.S. and the Indian Health Services.

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