231998 Review of CDC's Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Case Registry

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Lena Camperlengo, RN, MPH, DrPH(c) , Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
     
After conducting national training academies on comprehensive infant death scene investigation practices, a feasibility study and input from private and public partners, the CDC launched the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry with five states participating in the pilot program. The SUID Case Registry functions as an enhancement to the existing National Center for Child Death Review's Case Reporting System. This session will explain the background, purpose and objectives of the SUID Case Registry as well as some early feedback utilizing this new system.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
1. To describe the purpose of the CDC’s SUID Case Registry 2. To list the three objectives of the CDC’s SUID Case Registry

Keywords: Maternal and Child Health, Injury Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been Program Coordinator for the CDC’s Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Initiative since December 2007 and have served as a public health nurse, trainer, program manager and evaluator for maternal child health programs for the last 20 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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