Child Death Review: Using Data to Understand Why Children Die and Taking Action to Prevent Child Deaths
Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 2-3:15 p.m., Eastern Time

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Federal and Federally-Supported Resources:

• Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau - http://mchb.hrsa.gov/
  • Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Health Fact Sheet - http://mchb.hrsa.gov/about/dcafh.htm
  • National Center for Child Death Review – www.childdeathreview.org
  • National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center – www.sidscenter.org/
  • The National SIDS & Infant Death Project IMPACT – www.sidsprojectimpact.com/pages/1/index.htm
  • Children’s Safety Network – www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
  • Emergency Medical Services for Children – http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/emsc/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control – http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/default.htm
  • National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) – http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/profiles/nvdrs/facts.htm
• National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development – www.nichd.nih.gov
  • National Back to Sleep Campaign – http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/
• Administration on Children and Families – http://www.acf.hhs.gov
  • Office of Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) – http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/compendium/ocan/rep.htm
  • Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) – http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/laws_policies/cblaws/capta/index.htm
  • Children’s Justice Act (CJA) – http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/legalres/cja.cfm

Non Federal Resources:

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs – www.amchp.org
• Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs – http://www.asip1.org/
• Kids and Cars.org – www.kidsandcars.org
• National SAFE KIDS Campaign/SAFE KIDS Worldwide – www.safekids.org/

Relevant Publications:

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and Committee on Community Health Services. Investigation and review of unexpected infant and child deaths. Pediatrics. November 1999;104(5):1158–1160.
  Available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
• Azrael D, Hemenway D, Miller M, Barber CW, Schackner R.Youth suicide: insights from 5 years of Arizona Child Fatality Review Team data. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2004 Spring;34(1):36-43.
  Available at: http://www.suicidology.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=13
• Hauck FR, Hunt CE. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 2000. Curr Probl Pediatr; September 2000, pages 241-261.
  Available at: http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ymps
• Hutchins E, Grason H, Handler A. FIMR and other mortality reviews as public health tools for strengthening maternal and child health systems in communities: where do we need to go next? Maternal and Child Health Journal. December 2004;8(4):259–268.
• Koontz AM, Buckley KA, Ruderman M. The evolution of fetal and infant mortality review as a public health strategy. Maternal and Child Health Journal. December 2004;8(4):195–203.
• Malloy MH, MacDorman M. Changes in the classification of sudden unexpected infant deaths: United States, 1992-2001.Pediatrics. 2005 May;115(5):1247-53.
  Available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
• Mitchell E, Krous HF, Donald T, Byard RW. Changing trends in the diagnosis of sudden infant death. Am J Forensic Med and Pathology 2000;21:311-314.
  Available at: http://www.amjforensicmedicine.com/
• National Conference of State Legislatures. Preventing child fatalities: the role of State child death review. Available at: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/childfatal.htm
• National MCH Center for Child Death Review. National child mortality data.
  Available at: http://www.childdeathreview.org/nationalchildmortalitydata.htm
• Onwuachi-Sanders C, Forjuah SN, West P, Brooks C. Child death reviews: a gold mine for injury prevention and control. Injury Prevention. 1999;5:276–279.
  Available at: http://ip.bmjjournals.com/
• Rimsza ME, Schackner RA, Bowen KA, Marshall W. Can child deaths be prevented? The Arizona Child Fatality Review Program experience. Pediatrics. July 2002;110(1 Part 1):e11. Available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
• Schnitzer PG, Ewigman BG. Child deaths resulting from inflicted injuries: household risk factors and perpetrator characteristics. Pediatrics. 2005;116:687–693.
  Available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2002: health status – child.
  Available at: http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa02/main_pages/page_32.htm
• Webster RA, Schnitze PGr, Jenny C, Ewigman BG, Alario AJ. Child death review: The state of the nation. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2003;25(1):58-64. Available at: http://www.ajpm-online.net/