Building Public-Private Collaboration to Increase Breastfeeding Success
Hawai‘i’s Statewide Breastfeeding Workgroup (BFWG) is engaging diverse stakeholders like subject matter experts and practitioners to increase promotion and coordination of breastfeeding support statewide. Collaborations with public and private partners increases our leverage for capacity building and advocacy.
The Breastfeeding Workgroup is a subgroup of ECAS Team 1 - Healthy and Welcomed Births.
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The National Farm to CACFP Institute and Learning Collaborative, is known as FarmWise
Two-year (2024-2026) funding and technical assistance opportunity to 14 state coalitions
Dedicated to advancing nutrition and food access through CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) and Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) activities
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Hawaiʻi’s FARMWISE network includes:
Executive Office on Early Learning
Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division
Hawaiʻi Child Nutrition Programs
Hawaiʻi Food Bank, Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance, Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute
People Attentive to Children (PATCH), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Children’s Healthy Living Center and Center on the Family
Chaminade University, Windward Community College,
and local ECE programs
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ASPHN - Association of State Public Health Nutritionists
CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program
ECE - Early Care and Education
F2CACFP - Farm to CACFP
HKHF - Healthy Keiki, Healthy Future
WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED
Revived the Healthy Keiki, Healthy Future (HKHF) coalition and convened quarterly meetings.
Delivered First Foods training to Head Start educators on Kauai and ECE providers statewide.
Developed a Kalo to CACFP curriculum and resource guide to connect local agriculture and CACFP reimbursement systems.
Hosted a community listening session to identify barriers and opportunities for ECE providers and meal vendors.
Supported the launch of the GoNAPSACC pilot and the ʻOno for Hawaiʻi map of farms, food hubs, and CACFP sites
Next Steps
Completing the Power of Farm to CACFP advocacy series
Expanding implementation of Kalo to CACFP training while exploring new funding opportunities
Sustaining momentum through ongoing coalition coordination
Advancing systems-level change and ensuring Hawai‘i’s keiki thrive through equitable access to nutritious, locally grown food.
