Farm to ECE: Advancing Health Equity

Strategies to advance health equity

• Ensure that Farm to ECE coalitions have diverse membership.
• Create culturally and linguistically inclusive materials.
  • Translate materials into different languages
  • Make them appropriate for different cultures
• Promote existing federal programs that support ECE providers that care for families with lower incomes. Examples are:
  • Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
  • Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
• Prioritize local food sourcing from farmers who are members of different racial and ethnic groups and women-owned farms.
• Provide training and technical assistance on policies and practices that advance health equity.
• Use an equity framework or assessment tool, such as the Racial and Social Equity Assessment Tool, to guide your work.