Professional Resources

Resources for professionals who work on SIDS/ID issues

• Project Impact Directory of State SIDS Program Coordinators - professionals working in SIDS and infant death programs at the State and local levels.
• First Candle Member Organizations - national, state, and local organizations concerned with infant health and survival.
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: State laws (2008 - National Conference of State Legislatures).
• Responding to Sudden Infant Death - The Professional's Role. (2004 - NSIDRC)
• Bereavement counseling for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and infant mortality: Core competencies for the health care professional. (2004 - Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs).
• Training Materials - resources on a wide variety of SIDS/ID topics in various formats.
• Conferences - a list of upcoming conferences from organizations covering SIDS/infant death and other maternal and child health and public health topics. (Project Impact)
• Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library - provides information on a broad range of MCH topics.
• Join an electronic mailing or email list - information on how to join the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's MCHB SIDS/ID Listserv and other MCH electronic mailing lists.

Additional links to SIDS/ID related news and other publications relevant to SIDS/ID professionals

• Sudden, Unexplained Infant Death Initiative (SUIDI): Overview. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
• Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs: News and Events.
• First Candle.
• National Center for Cultural Competence Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death (SIDS/ID). Resources.
• National SIDS and Infant Death Project Impact: News and Events.