,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4 
,oss(f7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,septemb] #bjbe z ,national  
,infant ,mortality ,aw>5ess ,mon?1 rais+
 aw>5ess ( infant mortality1 & increas+ 
ef=ts to r$uce infant mortality4  ,:]eas
 ! t]m infant mortality ref]s to ! dea? 
( a baby be=e ! fir/ bir?day ( ! baby2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ranks #ccrd out (
 ! #ch c\ntries 9 ! ,organisation =     
,economic ,co-op]ation & ,developm5t    
7,,oecd7 = infant mortality rate1 ) #e4d
 dea?s p] #a1jjj live bir?s2 ,:]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 m$ical   
provid]s2 ,:]eas premature bir? & l[    

bir? weight are lead+ causes ( infant   
mortality2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates sp5ds 
ne>ly twice z mu* on heal? c>e z o!r    
,,oecd c\ntries2 ,:]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 &      
pat]nal 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 born ) a l[    
bir? weight2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices has implem5t$ !      
,newborn ,supply ,kit program2 ,:]eas ! 
,pregnancy ,risk ,assessm5t ,monitor+   
,sy/em 7,,prams7 provides in=mation t is
 vital to address+ pret]m bir? rates &  
conditions t put babies at risk2 ,:]eas 
! ,mat]nal & ,*ild ,heal? ,bureau       
,heal?y ,/>t program has inve/$ 9       
communities fac+ high rates ( infant    
mortality & mat]nal illness to improve  

heal? outcomes be=e1 dur+1 & aft]       
pregnancy2 ,:]eas ! ,advisory ,committee
 on ,infant ,mortality provides advice &
 recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices on improv+ ! heal?    
/atus ( infants & pregnant wom5 & on a  
national /rategy = r$uc+ infant         
mortality2 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices is enc\rag$ to p>tn] ) 
educational in/itutions & ,/ates to     
increase mat]nal heal? & infant heal?   
initiatives2 & ,:]eas public aw>5ess &  
education campaigns on infant mortality 
are held dur+ ! mon? ( ,septemb] ea*    
ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7
 designates ,septemb] #bjbe z ,national 
,infant ,mortality ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7
 supports ef=ts-- 7,a7 to educate p 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ab\t infant mortality & ! 
factors t contribute to infant          
mortality2 &  7,b7 to r$uce infant      
dea?s1 l[ bir? weight1 pre-t]m bir?s1 & 
disp>ities 9 p]9atal outcomes2  7#c7    
recognizes ! critical importance (      
includ+ ef=ts to r$uce infant mortality 

& ! factors t contribute to infant      
mortality z "p ( prev5tion & wellness   
/rategies2 &  7#d7 calls on ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national       
,infant ,mortality ,aw>5ess ,mon? )     
appropriate programs & activities4