,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #beh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be         
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bd71       
#bjac,mr4 ,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,burr1 
& ,mr4 ,m55dez7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
goals & ideals ( ,national ,infant      
,mortality ,aw>5ess ,mon?1 #bjac4       
,:]eas ! t]m infant mortality ref]s to !
 dea? ( a baby be=e ! fir/ bir?day ( !  
baby2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ranks #ej? 
among c\ntries 9 ! rate ( infant        
mortality2 ,:]eas high rates ( infant   
mortality are especially preval5t 9     
,african ,am]ican1 ,native ,am]ican1    
,alaskan ,native1 ,lat9o1 ,asian1 &     
,hawaiian & o!r ,pacific ,isl&]         
communities1 communities ) high rates ( 
unemploym5t & pov]ty1 & communities )   
limit$ access to safe h\s+ & m$ical     
provid]s2 ,:]eas premature bir? & l[    
bir? weight are lead+ causes ( infant   
mortality2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !         

,in/itute ( ,m$ic9e ( ! ,national       
,academies1 premature bir? co/s ! ,unit$
 ,/ates m ?an #bf1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2 
,:]eas infant mortality c be            
sub/antially r$uc$ ?r\gh community-bas$ 
s]vices1 su* z outrea*1 home visitation1
 c>e coord9ation1 heal? education1      
int]conceptional c>e1 & fa!rhood        
involvem5t2 ,:]eas support =            
community-bas$ programs to r$uce infant 
mortality may result 9 l[] future sp5d+ 
on m$ical int]v5tions1 special          
education1 & o!r social s]vices t may be
 ne$$ = infants & *ildr5 :o are born ) a
 l[ bir? weight2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,(fice ( ,m9ority ,heal?1 has implem5t$ 
! ,a ,heal?y ,baby ,beg9s ,) ,y         
campaign2 ,:]eas ! ,mat]nal & ,*ild     
,heal? ,bureau ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &   
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration has provid$      
national lead]%ip on ! issue ( infant   
mortality2 ,:]eas ! ,advisory ,committee
 on ,infant ,mortality provides advice &
 recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 

& ,human ,s]vices on r$uc+ infant       
mortality & improv+ ! heal? /atus (     
infants & pregnant wom52 ,:]eas !       
,advisory ,committee on ,infant         
,mortality provides advice &            
recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices ) respect to develop+ a
 national /rategy = r$uc+ infant        
mortality2 ,:]eas public aw>5ess &      
education campaigns on infant mortality 
are held dur+ ! mon? ( ,septemb] ea*    
ye>2 & ,:]eas ,septemb] #bjac has be5   
designat$ z ,national ,infant ,mortality
 ,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !  
,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports-- 7,a7 ! goals & 
ideals ( ,national ,infant ,mortality   
,aw>5ess ,mon?1 #bjac2  7,b7 ef=ts to   
educate p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ab\t infant 
mortality & ! factors t contribute to   
infant mortality2 &  7,c7 ef=ts to r$uce
 infant dea?s1 l[ bir? weight1 pre-t]m  
bir?s1 & disp>ities 9 p]9atal outcomes2 
7#b7 recognizes ! critical importance ( 
includ+ ef=ts to r$uce infant mortality 
& ! factors t contribute to infant      

mortality z "p ( prev5tion & wellness   
/rategies2 &  7#c7 calls on ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national       
,infant ,mortality ,aw>5ess ,mon? )     
appropriate programs & activities4