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 About the Program Support Center
The First
Candle/SIDS Alliance Program Support Center provides
programs and services for professionals working in the
Health and Human Service arena. The scope of our work
involves providing guidance and materials for educational
efforts on reducing the risk of infant death as well as
providing compassionate grief support to those affected by
an infant death.
It is our
goal to ensure the availability of quality assured
educational and training materials and promote collaboration
and coalition building within the professional community.
2007 –2008 Program Goals:
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Assist members of community- and/or minority-focused
service organizations to provide infant mortality risk
reduction education to minority, low-income, and other
underserved populations. |
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Assist Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/Infant Death (SIDS/IID)
programs to identify and provide technical assistance and
support to bereavement service providers that are
traditionally utilized within underserved communities. |
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Assist
SIDS/ID programs to incorporate information and services
relevant to pregnancy losses and infant deaths other than
SIDS. |
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Educate the public, targeted audiences, health care
professionals, and decision-makers on issues relevant to
infant death through the creation of health messages,
standards and policy statements. |
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To
foster partnerships between the federal government,
state/local SIDS/ID programs, First Candle/SIDS Alliance
member organizations and organizations that have not
traditionally been involved in infant health/mortality
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Under the guidance of a
medical director, advisory committee and a highly-qualified,
diverse staff, the PSC utilizes specialized subcommittees to
accomplish its goals:
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Developing and disseminating lists of recommended
educational and bereavement materials |
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Training and supporting civic organization members to
provide SIDS/ID risk reduction education |
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Maintaining existing SIDS/ID risk reduction messages and
expanding messages beyond back sleeping and safe sleep
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The PSC
welcomes individuals and organizations involved in infant
health/mortality arena to join us in this important effort.
For more information, please contact Kathleen Graham at
800.638.7437 or kathleen.graham@firstcandle.org.
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