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CDC’s Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Emily Osteen Johnston, MPH , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry in 2009.  Currently, CDC provides technical assistance to 9 state grantees to improve their case ascertainment, data completeness and timeliness of data.  This presentation will outline the history, progress and status of the SUID Case Registry as well as focus on efforts to improve data completeness.

Learning Areas:

Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Identify the purpose and goals of CDC’s Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry. Describe grantee data completeness improvements after receiving technical assistance from CDC.

Keyword(s): Maternal and Child Health, Mortality

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have more than 3 years of experience working in in maternal-child health, including March of Dimes and CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health.
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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