Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week was created by the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Breastfeeding Task Force of Los Angeles County. The theme for 2024 is “Bridging the Gaps for AANHPI Families.”

The observance mission is to decrease inequities and normalize chest/breastfeeding in AANHPI communities by improving breast/chestfeeding education and support practices.

Current efforts focus on:

• Provider engagement

• Community engagement

• Public campaigns

Find AANHPI breast/chestfeeding resources below:

• BreastfeedLA AAPI Task Force

• Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Lactation Collaborative of California

• Alamda County’s Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Taskforce toolkit

• Breastfeeding Hawai’i

• Hawaiʻi Indigenous Breastfeeding Collaborative - Facebook page

• Hmong Breastfeeding Coalition

• Breastfeed Durham Asian-Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Resources Library

• Breastfeeding Practices among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

• Indonesian Remedies for Lactation

• Cultural Context in Early Childhood Nutrition: NACCHO Celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Asian & Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force - Facebook page