Publications - The Office of Minority Health

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	Breastfeeding – A Healthy Start for Mom and Baby The Office of Minority Health (OMH) needs your help in spreading the word about the benefits of breastfeeding. Today is a good time to start.
	The Death of a Child, The Grief of the Parents: A Lifetime Journey A publication that seeks to help understand and address parental grief and its aftermath.
	SIDS Awareness Month Article Despite the existence of proactive steps parents can take to reduce their baby's risk of infant death, SIDS remains the leading cause of death for infants one month to one year of age.
	SIDS Facts Information on SIDS for African Americans, including SIDS Facts, Myths and Facts about SIDS, Actions to Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Responses to Questions about SIDS.
	AFTER SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME Facing Anniversaries, Holidays, and Special Events This booklet is dedicated to parents who have experienced painful times during anniversaries, holidays and special events after losing their baby to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A print friendly PDF is also available from this web page.
	Ensuring Healthy Development
	Teen Birth Rates Down in All States
	Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Bone Health Both pregnancy and breastfeeding cause changes and place extra demands on a woman’s body. Some of these may have an affect on her bones. Read this guide to discover the dynamic relationship between pregnancy and bone health.
	An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for American Indian and Alaska Native Families Everyone benefits from breastfeeding. There are many breastfeeding benefits for babies, mothers, and society. Babies who are breastfed receive health and immune system, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. This guide is for all American Indian and Alaska Native women and their families who embrace life. It is a supportive tool for all women who choose to breastfeed.
	An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding Everyone benefits from breastfeeding. There are many breastfeeding benefits for babies, mothers, and society. Babies who are breastfed receive health and immune system, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. This guide is for all women and their families. It is a supportive tool for all women who choose to breastfeed.
	HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding The Blueprint for Action introduces an action plan for breastfeeding based on education, training, awareness, support and research. The plan includes key recommendations that were refined by the members and reviewers of the Subcommittee on Breastfeeding during their deliberations of science-based findings. Recognizing that breastfeeding rates are influenced by various factors, these recommendations suggest an approach in which all interested stakeholders come together to forge partnerships to promote breastfeeding.
	An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for African American Women Everyone benefits from breastfeeding. There are many breastfeeding benefits for babies, mothers, and society. Babies who are breastfed receive health and immune system, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. This guide is a supportive tool for African American women and their families who choose to breastfeed.
	An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding - In Chinese Everyone benefits from breastfeeding. There are many breastfeeding benefits for babies, mothers, and society. Babies who are breastfed receive health and immune system, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. This guide is for all women and their families. It is a supportive tool for all women who choose to breastfeed.
	Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality --- United States, 1995--2002 A national health objective for the year 2000 was to reduce the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the United States to 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births among infants aged <1 year (1,2). The national health objective for 2010 targets a rate of 4.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (3); an overarching goal calls for eliminating disparities among racial and ethnic populations. To examine racial and ethnic disparities in IMRs, data were analyzed from the National Vital Statistics System for the period 1995--2002. IMRs were calculated by race/ethnicity of the mother in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC).
	Health and Heritage: SIDS Among American Indian and Alaskan Natives This publication summarizes the work being done through Indian Health Services (IHS) to educate, research and eventually alleviate the high rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) among the American Indian/Alaska Native community.
	Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome This African American Outreach Parent Brochure highlights steps to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It explains SIDS and provides tips on lowering risks.

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