The Healthy Child Care America Back...

The Healthy Child Care America Back to nap campaign was recently launched in an effort to make less the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in family child care or center-based child care programs in the United States, where 20 percent of SIDS-related deaths fall out The partners in this campaign include the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the First Candle/SIDS Alliance, and the CJ Foundation for SIDS, and will be sponsored through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Child Care Bureau and Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

The annual SIDS rate has decreased through more than 50 percent since the AAP make acceptableed that infants be placed in succession their backs for sleep. However, alone 15 states in the United States have child care licensing regulations that mandate the AAP's recommendation in these settings. The goals of the campaign include providing technical assistance and resources to child care programs that help the Back to Sleep message, raise awareness, and change practices, as well as supporting state child care regulations consistent with the AAP's recommendations. For more information forward the campaign, go online to www.aap.org/advocacy/hcca.

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