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A Data Driven Safe Sleep Intervention Program in Louisiana: Assessing Need, Feasibility, and Progress

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Nancy Roach, R.N, B.S.N. , Office of Public Health / Bureau of Family Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Lake Charles, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Improvements to Louisiana’s infant death surveillance system due to participation in the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry have provided insight on the communities most in need of safe sleep resources throughout the state. Using this data, funding was obtained in order to bring Direct On Scene Education (DOSE), a safe sleep education program originating from Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue and the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County, to the Lake Charles area in Louisiana. The program is implemented by EMS and firefighters. The process of identifying communities most in need using surveillance data from Vital Records and the SUID Case Registry, strategies used to assess the feasibility of implementing DOSE prior to applying for funding, and the process evaluation for DOSE will be discussed.

Learning Areas:

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

Learning Objectives:
Identify communities in need of an intervention program using surveillance data collected at the State level. Assess the feasibility of implementing a program within a community. Describe the evaluation and modification of the DOSE program throughout the implementation phase in Louisiana.

Keyword(s): Maternal and Child Health, Surveillance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As Maternal Child Health Coordinator for Southwest Louisiana, I have worked with regional first responders and service providers to implement an emerging practice for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death risk reduction—Direct On-Scene Education. Fueled by data showing SWLA with the state’s highest rate of SUID (2.01 per 1,000 live births from 2008-2012), our team mobilized to educate caregivers on-scene about the urgent need to provide a safe infant-sleep environment.
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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