4040.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| Existing state surveillance systems provide limited information on the causes and risk factors related to child fatalities. In response, state and/or local Child Death/Fatality Review Teams (CD/FRTs) have been developed in most states over the last decade to provide multi-agency, multidisciplinary case reviews of child deaths. The mission, purposes, and functioning of these teams are very diverse. Some teams focus primarily on child abuse and neglect homicides, while others have a broader focus on all preventable deaths. Some address systems improvements in identifying, investigating, and responding to child fatalities, and others make data-driven recommendations to prevent future child deaths. At the state level, teams have generally been organized around a broad public health approach. This panel will highlight the structure, functioning and potential impacts of the state Child Death Review systems for Arizona, California, Maryland, Michigan, and Texas. Successes, challenges, and lessons learned will be discussed. In addition, existing state MCH efforts to prevent child abuse will be summarized. | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Identify at least two limitations in state surveillance systems that hinder prevention planning and programming; 2. Describe the structure and functioning of at least three state child death review (CDR) systems; 3. Articulate three reasons why state CDR systems have taken a public health approach; and 4. List three challenges and practical solutions that will make state CDR systems more effective in producing measurable outcomes. | ||||
| Marisa L. Prosser, MA Steve Wirtz, PhD Theresa M. Covington, MPH John Hellsten, PhD Robert Schackner, MA Daniel Timmel, LCSW | ||||
| Alex Kelter, MD | ||||
| Steve Wirtz, PhD | ||||
| Arizona Child Fatality Review Program Robert Schackner, MPH | ||||
| Implementing California's Fatal Child Abuse and Neglect Surveillance (FCANS) Program Steve Wirtz, PhD | ||||
| Title: Effectiveness of strategies for building state and local Child Fatality Review in Maryland Daniel Timmel, LCSW | ||||
| Keeping Kids Alive: The Michigan Child Death Review Program, a public health model | ||||
| Child Fatality Review in Texas John Hellsten, PhD | ||||
| The Role of Maternal and Child Health Agencies in Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Marisa L. Prosser, MA | ||||
| Sponsor: | Injury Control and Emergency Health Services | |||
| Cosponsors: | Social Work; Women's Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||