→ See ASPHN and NFSN’s COVID-19 Related Farm to ECE Resources:
– A fact sheet on The Significance of Farm to Early Care and Education in the Context of COVID-19 is for public health professionals to help them connect to interested providers, families, communities, and stakeholders to help build or rebuild farm to ECE initiatives and activities.
– A webpage and pdf on how to Nurture Young Children’s Health and Curiosity During COVID-19 for ECE providers to communicate how farm to ECE can be helpful during the challenges and uncertainty of COVID-19 pandemic.
– Coalition Vitality Tip Sheet with Ideas for Sustaining and Revitalizing Coalitions Connecting Online or In-Person.
→ Download and share the ASPHN 2020 Obesity Mini CoIIN Fact Sheet
→ Download and share the ASPHN 2019 Obesity Mini CoIIN Fact Sheet
→ See the Obesity Mini CoIIN Driver Diagram
Past Webinars and Trainings – Listen to previous calls and view the presentations
- October 27, 2020 – Viewing the COVID-19 Crisis from the Provider’s Perspective
- August 25, 2020 – Celebratory Facilitated Networking Call with State Updates
- July 28, 2020: Maximizing Online Learning Opportunities to Promote Health and Wellness
- June 23, 2020 – Networking Call: Building on Learning Session Discussions on Cultural Competency, Equity and Inclusion
- May 26, 2020 – Farm to ECE Legislative Opportunities
- April 30, 2020 – Learning Hubs and Collaboratives to Develop Regional Partnerships and Expand Farm to ECE
- March 24, 2020 – Farm to ECE Curriculum and Training Resources
- February 11-12, 2020 in Birmingham, AL – Annual Learning Session 2020 – Farm to ECE: Equitable and Sustainable Systems
- January 23, 2020 – CACFP and ECE Alignment
- December 17, 2019 – State Updates and Networking Call
- November 19, 2019 – Health Disparities and Community Engagement
- October 22, 2019 – Racial and Social Equity Assessment Tool for Farm to School and ECE Programs and Policy
- September 27, 2019 – State Updates and Facilitated Networking Call
- August 27, 2019 – Diversity of Procurement Options
- July 23, 2019 – Professional Development and Adult Learning
- In-Person Learning Session June 11-12, 2019
- May 28, 2019 – Evaluation
- April 23, 2019 – Farm to Early Care and Education
- March 26, 2019 Virtual Kick-Off Meeting
Upcoming Webinars and Trainings
- December 16, 2020 – Facilitated Networking Call with State Updates
Our Partners
This project is a collaboration among several organizations essential to success.
The ASPHN Obesity Mini CoIIN is made possible by a Cooperative Agreement with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (# NU38OT000279). The contents of this webpage are solely the responsibility of ASPHN and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.
Obesity Mini CoIIN Driver
States Participating in the Obesity Mini CoIIN
Five states are participating in the Obesity Mini CoIIN. The states, their focus and resources developed are listed below.
ALABAMA
Alabama is running its newly developed Farm to ECE Learning Collaboratives. AL built its learning collaborative based on survey results and focus group feedback. They developed needed training materials and resources to create a comprehensive collaborative to launch Spring 2020.
ARIZONA
Arizona is developing and testing farm to ECE online trainings addressing farm to ECE procurement, nutrition and agriculture education in the ECE, and gardening. The Arizona team will follow pilot sites to assess knowledge acquisition and implementation.
COLORADO
Colorado created a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pilot to optimize ECEs ability to procure and use local foods from a regional food hub. The CSA pilot included surveys that identified ECE barriers and growth opportunities that CO is now working to address to improve their CSA model.
MINNESOTA
Minnesota is working to increase the number and scale of Farm to ECE initiatives by leveraging the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) network. They are creating and adapting resources to expand SHIP staff’s knowledge of and capacity to support Farm to ECE.
OHIO
Ohio held a statewide Farm to ECE needs assessment with over 1,600 respondents. Assessment findings will refine OH’s farm to ECE trainings, messaging, and technical assistance. OH also expanded the state’s 2020 “Great Apple Crunch” with over 300,000 participants. They will build on this success and expand the program further.