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State of Alaska

More Information and References for Infant Mortality

References and Community Resources

'''References:''' 1. State Infant Mortality Toolkit. [http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/data-assessment/InfantMortalityToolkit/Documents/Why%20Focus%20on%20IM.pdf]. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs. Accessed on April 24, 2018. 2. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infant mortality rates by state, 2016. [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infant-health.htm]. Accessed August 28, 2018. 3. Stats of the States - Infant Mortality. Infant Mortality Rates by state, 2016. [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/infant_mortality_rates/infant_mortality.htm] Accessed April 23, 2018. 4. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Alaska Maternal and Child Death Review (MCDR). [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/wcfh/Pages/mchepi/mcdr/default.aspx]. Accessed April 23, 2018. 5. Alaska Infant Safe Sleep Project. [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/wcfh/Pages/perinatal/safesleep.aspx]. Accessed April 24, 2018. '''Resources:''' Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section. Alaska Vital Statistics 2017 Annual Report. [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Documents/PDFs/VitalStatistics_Annualreport_2017.pdf]. National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ). Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Reduce Infant Mortality (Infant Mortality CoIIN). [https://www.nichq.org/project/collaborative-improvement-and-innovation-network-reduce-infant-mortality-infant-mortality]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reproductive Health, Maternal and Infant Health. Infant Mortality. [http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm] The following organizations offer support for people who have lost a baby: CJ Foundation for SIDS [http://www.cjsids.org/] Compassionate Friends [http://www.compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx] First Candle [http://www.firstcandle.org/grieving-families/] March of Dimes [http://www.marchofdimes.org/] M.I.S.S Foundation [http://missfoundation.org/] Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc. [http://nationalshare.org/]

More Resources and Links

Alaska and national goals may be found at the following sites:

Alaska health promotion resources may be found at the following site:

Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:

Maps of health indicators for various subdivisions of Alaska may be found at the following site:

Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:

Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.

For an on-line medical dictionary, click on this Dictionary link.

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Content updated: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:29:32 AKST