,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #beh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be 7legislative day1 ,september #bd71 
#bjac,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,burr1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing support for the goals and   
ideals of ,national ,infant ,mortality  
,awareness ,month1 #bjac4  ,whereas the 
term infant mortality refers to the     
death of a baby before the first        
birthday of the baby2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states ranks #ejth among       
countries in the rate of infant         
mortality2 ,whereas high rates of infant
 mortality are especially prevalent in  
,african ,american1 ,native ,american1  
,alaskan ,native1 ,latino1 ,asian1 and  
,hawaiian and other ,pacific ,islander  
communities1 communities with high rates
 of unemployment and poverty1 and       
communities with limited access to safe 
housing and medical providers2 ,whereas 

premature birth and low birth weight are
 leading causes of infant mortality2    
,whereas1 according to the ,institute of
 ,medicine of the ,national ,academies1 
premature birth costs the ,united       
,states more than #bf1jjj1jjj1jjj       
annually2 ,whereas infant mortality can 
be substantially reduced through        
community-based services1 such as       
outreach1 home visitation1 care         
coordination1 health education1         
interconceptional care1 and fatherhood  
involvement2 ,whereas support for       
community-based programs to reduce      
infant mortality may result in lower    
future spending on medical              
interventions1 special education1 and   
other social services that may be needed
 for infants and children who are born  
with a low birth weight2 ,whereas the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 acting through the ,office of
 ,minority ,health1 has implemented the 
,a ,healthy ,baby ,begins ,with ,you    
campaign2 ,whereas the ,maternal and    

,child ,health ,bureau of the ,health   
,resources and ,services ,administration
 has provided national leadership on the
 issue of infant mortality2 ,whereas the
 ,advisory ,committee on ,infant        
,mortality provides advice and          
recommendations to the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services on reducing
 infant mortality and improving the     
health status of infants and pregnant   
women2 ,whereas the ,advisory ,committee
 on ,infant ,mortality provides advice  
and recommendations to the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services with      
respect to developing a national        
strategy for reducing infant mortality2 
,whereas public awareness and education 
campaigns on infant mortality are held  
during the month of ,september each     
year2 and ,whereas ,september #bjac has 
been designated as ,national ,infant    
,mortality ,awareness ,month3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 supports-- 7,a7 the goals and      
ideals of ,national ,infant ,mortality  

,awareness ,month1 #bjac2  7,b7 efforts 
to educate people in the ,united ,states
 about infant mortality and the factors 
that contribute to infant mortality2 and
  7,c7 efforts to reduce infant deaths1 
low birth weight1 pre-term births1 and  
disparities in perinatal outcomes2  7#b7
 recognizes the critical importance of  
including efforts to reduce infant      
mortality and the factors that          
contribute to infant mortality as part  
of prevention and wellness strategies2  
and  7#c7 calls on the people of the    
,united ,states to observe ,national    
,infant ,mortality ,awareness ,month    
with appropriate programs and           
activities4