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Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal-For life

Ruby Hayasaka, Carolyn Donahoe and Lorilyn Salamanca,

On August 15, 2014, Castle Medical Center partnered with the state Department of Health (DOH) in “Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal—For Life,” geared especially for expecting or new moms. The event included a keynote address by pediatrician Brigit Reis, MD, breakout sessions on a variety of topics that outlined the benefits and management of breastfeeding, and a Q & A session with a panel of breastfeeding experts and mothers.
Heidi Hansen Smith provided an update on Hawai’i’s “Baby Friendly,” a DOH Healthy Hawai’i Initiative. Breakout sessions included “Food Myths about Hapai and Breastfeeding Moms”, led by CMC director of Nutritional Services Ruby Hayasaka, MS, MA, RD, who is president of the Hawai’i Dietetic Association. Participation reached about 75  mothers in a peer and healthcare professionals – sharing of breastfeeding education and  practice.

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Dietitians in the Media

Rethink Your Drink Campaign

“On November 13, the Department of Health released effectiveness data for its three-month long Rethink Your Drink campaign which aired earlier this year.  The campaign urged Hawaii teens to swap sugary drinks for water and other healthier beverages.  Teens in Hawaii consume more sugary drinks than any other age group, with 46 percent reporting that they consume sugary drinks daily, totaling about 1300 extra calories per week.  Currently, one in four high school students and one in two adults in Hawaii are overweight or obese.  The campaign reached about half of Hawaii teens, and 60 percent of those reported drinking fewer sugary drinks as a result of seeing the ads. The Department of Health is re-launching the campaign from now through February 2014, in the hopes of reaching 100 percent of Hawaii teens.  This campaign is part of a comprehensive set of interventions being implemented by the state to address Hawaii’s obesity epidemic.” Click here for the official press release. Visit our Nutrition Resources for Dietitians page to download the factsheet.