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Death programs, as well as perinatal, stillbirth,
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September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month!
The National Healthy Start Association has launched an Infant Mortality Awareness Campaign which includes an online Toolkit that serves as a go-to resource for local communities and states regarding facts and statistics; fund-raising activities; advocacy ideas; tips on working with the media; and marketing ideas to raise awareness during this month.
The Office of Minority Health has also developed A Healthy Baby Begins with Two! Minority Fathers Fight Infant Mortality for this year's awareness activities. The online toolkit includes materials (including posters and video) for non-profits, students, and the media.
The National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Consortium has developed and identified materials in support of this month's activities, including:

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MCH
Alert: Focus on Infant Mortality
An electronic newsletter that provides timely reference
to research, findings,
policy developments,
recently
released publications, new programs, and initiatives.
September 3, 2010
- National Campaigns Offer New Resources to Raise Community Awareness of Infant Mortality
- Webcast Highlights Healthy Start and Early Head Start Collaboration (Multimedia Featured Resource)
- Paper Addresses the Role of the Healthy Start Model in Health Reform
- Study Explores Health and Safety Practices in Child Care Centers in Pennsylvania
- Authors Analyze African Americans' Awareness of Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality Rates and Related Risk Factors
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