National Center for Child Death Review Policy and Practice
c/o Michigan Public Health Institute
2455 Woodlake Circle
Okemos, MI 48864
Ph: 800-656-2434
Fax: 517-324-7365
info@childdeathreview.org

Center Staff
Mission
Center Services
Available Print and Web-based Materials
Materials Describing the National Center for Child Death Review
The National Center for Child Death Review Steering Committee

Center Staff

Theresa M. Covington, MPH Director tcovingt@mphi.org
Linda Potter Policy Director lpotter@mphi.org
Heather Dykstra, MPA Senior Data Analyst hdykstra@mphi.org	Esther Shaw Data Analyst eshaw@mphi.org

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Mission

The National Center for Child Death Review is a resource center for state and local CDR programs, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. It promotes, supports and enhances child death review methodology and activities at the state, community and national levels. 

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Center Services

All services are available via site visits, email and phone.

• Technical assistance to help teams develop, implement and sustain a prevention focused CDR process.
• Training for state and local teams.
• Strategic planning and program development for state and local teams.
• Consultation to coordinate with other reviews, including fetal and infant mortality, domestic violence, serious injury, and maternal mortality.
• Support for the network of CDR program leaders.
• Linkage of CDR programs to state and national maternal and child health and injury programs.

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Available Print and Web-based Materials

• The National Child Death Review Program Manual
• Website with CDR info, mortality data and many resources for teams.
• Listserv that reaches state CDR coordinators and leaders.
• CDR Training Curricula
• Descriptions of the state CDR programs
• State CDR reports
• Information on the causes of child deaths
• Prevention resource materials and links to experts and organizations
• Links to child death investigation, resources and procedures

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Materials Describing the National Center for Child Death Review

National Center Brochure (PDF file)
National Center Resources Available to States (PDF file)

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The National Center for Child Death Review Steering Committee

The National Center for Child Death Review Steering Committee was established in 2005 to assist the Center in meeting its mission in the following areas:

• Translating Review Findings into Child Health and Safety Policy and Practice
• Maximizing Partnerships for Child Death Review and Prevention
• Expanding the Capacity of the National Center
• Building Sustainability for Child Death Review

Steering Committee Description (PDF file)
Steering Committee Membership Roster (PDF file)
Steering Committee Member Agencies Descriptions, February 2007 (PDF file)

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