Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)

Partners in Public Health: Improving the Landscape of Breastfeeding Support 

The Association of State Public Health Nutritionists is a non-profit membership organization comprised of over 420 public health nutritionists and related professionals. For over 60 years, ASPHN has been developing and empowering leaders in public health nutrition.

Mission

To strengthen nutrition policy, programs, and environments for all people through development of public health nutrition leaders and collective action of members nationwide. Through state and national leadership on food and nutrition policy, programs, and services we achieve of vision of healthy eating and active living for everyone.

Federal funding streams

DHHS, CDC (CSTLTS)

DHHS-HRSA, MCHB funding streams

Current programs include

• Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN
• WIC Developmental Monitoring – “Learn the Signs. Act Early”
• CDC CSTLTS grant: "Building Capacity to Increase Access to Breastfeeding Support Through a Collaborative Process”
• Health Equity Intern Program: Created to support the diversification of the public health and health-related workforce. 
• CDC DNPAO National Training for SPAN, HOP, and REACH Program Recipients – training completed May 2019 – session available on the website

Current list of funded or active states

Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN:

The Children’s Healthy Weight Collaborative Improvement & Innovation Network (CoIIN), is designed to support Title V programs to promote nutrition, physical activity and breastfeeding through collaborative learning and quality improvement practices.

MCHB’s Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN Fact Sheet

CHW-CoIIN States: Arkansas, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Nevada, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas

WIC Development Program, Learn the Signs. Act Early:

• Funded States: Massachusetts, Arkansas, Nevada
• Technical Assistance States: Georgia, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virgin Islands, Delaware

Department(s) and position(s) within state (and county) health departments with brief description

Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN states:

• Arkansas - Wellness Manager, Office of Health Communications
• California - Executive Director, California WIC Association
• Iowa - Nurse Clinician, Bureau of Family Health
• Louisiana - Breastfeeding Program Manager, Bureau of Family Health
• Nevada - Health Program Specialist I, Breastfeeding Coordinator, NV WIC Program
• North Dakota - Maternal and Child Health Nutritionist
• Wisconsin - MCH Nurse Consultant

WIC Development Program, Learn the Signs. Act Early works with state WIC Programs

Tools and Resources

Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN infographic

ASPHN Briefs

• Supporting Maternal Mental Health in Public Health Nutrition Practice
• Improving the Nutritional Well-Being of Women, Children, and Families
• Incorporating Nutrition in the Title V MCH Services Block Grant National Performance Measures
• Preconception Health: The Role of Nutrition
• The Role of Nutrition in Infant Mortality: A Public Health Perspective
• Blueprint for Nutrition & Physical Activity

Success Stories

• Birth and Beyond California
• Teaching the Secrets of Baby Behavior to Promote Breastfeeding
• Training Home Visit Staff to be Lactation Consultants
• Incorporating Nutrition Education in Louisiana's Home Visiting Programs

Webinars

• Singularity: The First 1000 Days and Life-Long Health
• Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk for Obesity
• Understanding Life Course Perspective and Preconception Health
• Birth, Feeding, and Environmental Influences on the Infant Microbiome: Consequences for Health and Disease

ASHPN Primary and Other Relevant Contacts

https://asphn.org

Children’s Healthy Weight CoIIN - https://asphn.org/childrens-healthy-weight-coiin/#breastfeeding

Martha Hagen, MS,RD,LD,IBCLC – martha@asphn.org