food for thought: because every baby deserves a first birthday
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Safe Sleeping for infants. From 2014 Safe Sleep Summit held by Children's Trust of South Carolina. Presentation by Barbara HimesTRANSCRIPT
FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!• Government Agencies•Direct Services•Community Organizations
SISTERS UnitedSISTERS United is a community-based initiative with African American sororities who are working together to decrease infant mortality in Arkansas.
SISTERS United Four focus areas
Safe Sleep Folic Acid
Breastfeeding
Flu Shot
ARKANSAS’S SISTERS United ACTIVITIES
• Press Conference to Launch campaign• Train the Trainer Conference• PSA & Radio interviews • 14 Websites – 9 Facebook accounts• Hosted community-wide safety showers• Hosted candlelight vigils for babies who
Died before their 1st birthday
STATE OF OHIO
Established a policy• Every program including subgrantees and
other state agencies: shall adhere to infant safe sleep standards as endorsed by AAP• All publications shall adhere to safe sleep
image guidelines established by First Candle Media Stars criteria
OHIO’S PROJECTS WITH PARTNERS
•Model safe sleep in hospital settings• SIDS Awareness Bill• Strengthen death scene investigations
(CDC)•Utilize Child Fatality Review System
INDIANA CHILD CARE RESOURCE and REFERRAL
• Legislation was passed that all in home licensed providers receive safe sleep education.
• IACCRR trained over 8,000 providers
Update every year but updates aren’t mandated.
IACCRR SAFE TO SLEEP
CHAMPIONS
• Provided training to students in high schools and universities• Worked with university students to develop exhibits to use at
Baby Fairs and other public venues for public education• Helped foster parents prepare for fostering infants in their
community• Trained OB/GYN private practice staff members• Hosted Baby Showers• Engaged with local Child Services and other community
agencies in injury prevention training
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
TENNESSEE
Launched their Safe Sleep Campaign with a Press Conference. All 66 birthing hospitals in Tennessee signed an agreement to adopt a hospital safe sleep policy.First Lady Crissy Haslam promoted the incentive that every baby would receive a safe sleep board book purchased by the Tennessee Health Department .
WHAT HAVE OTHERS DONE?
• Safe Sleep Quiz – ABC’s of safe sleep – • Storytelling – Youtube mother sharing
story• Child Fatality Review – feedback to
birthing hospital• Hospital Safe Sleep Display
WHAT HAVE OTHERS DONE?
• Cribs for Kids• Onesies with Safe Sleep message (ABC)• Government Advocacy - Awareness Day
or Month in your community• Safe Sleep Sundays (Pulpit/Vestibule)• Social Media/BLOG• Safe Sleep Awards• Grandparent Power
POSITIVE GRIEFTURNING A NEGATIVE
INTO A POSITIVE
Halo Sleep Sack
Charlie’s Kids Board Book
SOMEONE IS MISSING
WHAT’S NEXT?
Call to Action • Locate partners in your community• Use existing resources or adapt those resources to fit your
needs• Be creative and address non-traditional constituents
We all want the same outcome…..
A Breastfed Baby that Sleeps Safely!
Key point…..You Can Make A Difference!
FIRST CANDLE
RESOURCES
Safe To Sleep Public Education Campaign materials • http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sts/Pages/default.aspx
American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep recommendations
• http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/5/e1341.full
First Candle• http://www.firstcandle.orgHalo• https://www.halosleep.comCribs for Kids• www.cribsforkids.org
RESOURCES
Ohio Department of Health• www.odh.ohio.gov
Sisters United • https://www.facebook.com/arsistersunited
Charlie’s Kids Foundation• http://charlieskids.org/
Tennessee Safe Sleep Campaign• http://safesleep.tn.gov/
Indiana Child Care Resource and Referral • http://www.iaccrr.org/default.cfm
Barb Himes, IBCLCDirector of Education & [email protected] - www.firstcandle.orgGrief Crisis Hotline - 1-800-221-7437