141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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3454.0
SIDS, Infant Mortality and Preterm Birth

Monday, November 4, 2013: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Oral
This session will provide participants current data reflecting effective strategies for reducing infant mortality.
Session Objectives: Describe recent trends in U.S. infant mortality Identify two approaches that address reducing the racial disparity in infant mortality rates
Moderator:
Lena Camperlengo, RN, MPH, DrPH
Organizers:
Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH and Lena Camperlengo, RN, MPH, DrPH

4:30pm
Eliminating disparities in infant mortality: Success and lessons learned from select communities   
Piia Hanson, MSPH and Maureen Gatere, MPH
     
4:50pm
Recent declines in infant mortality in the US, 2005-2011   
Marian MacDorman, Ph.D. and T.J. Mathews, M.S.
     
5:10pm
Describing costs of Mississippi infant health and potential return on investment in infant mortality reduction efforts   
Juanita C. Graham, DNP RN FRSPH
     
5:30pm
What went right? factors associated with a dramatic decline in infant mortality in an urban population   
Jennifer Kmet, MPH, Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND, George Relyea, MA,MS and David Sweat, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Epidemiology, Socialist Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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