Baby 1st Network

BABY 1ST NETWORK PROVIDES EDUATIONAL MATERIAL AND SUPPORT FOR ALL WHO WORK TO REDUCE SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH (SUID).WE PROVIDE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EMPOWER AND ENGAGE COMMUNITES TO KEEP THEIR INFANTS SAFE.WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SUID.

FY 2021: BABY 1ST NETWORK (BFN) CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION,PROMOTING INFANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SUPPORTING STATE-WIDE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE RATE OFSLEEP-RELATED INFANT DEATH. IN 2021, OUR BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT ARM OF THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED CAPACITY BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS TARGETED AT PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED INFANT LOSS. THIS YEAR ALSO BROUGHT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND OUR REACH ON A NATIONAL PLATFORM. WE SERVE AS AN AGENT FOR THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IN THIS ROLE, WE ARE TASKED WITH FACILITATING AND MONITORING THE COMPLIANCE OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS IN ENSURING LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS PROMPTLY NOTIFY OF INFANT DEATHS. OUR INFANT SAFE SLEEP MINI-GRANT PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO BUILD AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE DISPARITIES IN SLEEP-RELATED INFANT DEATHS ARE RESUMING AFTER A PAUSE IN 2020 DUE TO COVID 19. VIRTUAL TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT 2021. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE OHIO COLLABORATIVE TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY WAS PROVIDED WHICH PROMOTED AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT THOSE AT MOST RISK TO EXPERIENCE THE DIRECT CONSEQUENCES OF INFANT DEATH AND SUBOPTIMAL BIRTH OUTCOMES; EXCHANGE OF NOVEL INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES IN OHIO; AND OPTIMIZATION OF RELEVANT DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION AMONG STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, BABY 1ST NETWORK (BFN) CONTINUES TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF PLANNING AND CONVENING STATEWIDE QUARTERLY MEETING(S) FOR THE OHIO COLLABORATIVE TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY OCPIM. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED, WHEN APPLICABLE, SECURING VIRTUAL MEETING PLATFORMS AND IN-PERSON VENUES; MANAGING CALENDAR; MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP DATABASE; DEVELOPING AGENDAS; CONFIRMING PRESENTERS; OVERSEEING REGISTRATION; POST-MEETING FOLLOW-UP, WHICH INCLUDES UPDATING OCPIMS WEBPAGE AND PRODUCING THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. BFN PROVIDED VIRTUAL TRAINING ON SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TRAINING WEBINARS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINERS, CORONERS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES.

FY 2021: BABY 1ST NETWORK (BFN) CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION,PROMOTING INFANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SUPPORTING STATE-WIDE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE RATE OFSLEEP-RELATED INFANT DEATH. IN 2021, OUR BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT ARM OF THE ORGANIZATION INCREASED CAPACITY BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS TARGETED AT PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED INFANT LOSS. THIS YEAR ALSO BROUGHT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND OUR REACH ON A NATIONAL PLATFORM. WE SERVE AS AN AGENT FOR THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IN THIS ROLE, WE ARE TASKED WITH FACILITATING AND MONITORING THE COMPLIANCE OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS IN ENSURING LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS PROMPTLY NOTIFY OF INFANT DEATHS. OUR INFANT SAFE SLEEP MINI-GRANT PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO BUILD AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE DISPARITIES IN SLEEP-RELATED INFANT DEATHS ARE RESUMING AFTER A PAUSE IN 2020 DUE TO COVID 19. VIRTUAL TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT 2021. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE OHIO COLLABORATIVE TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY WAS PROVIDED WHICH PROMOTED AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT THOSE AT MOST RISK TO EXPERIENCE THE DIRECT CONSEQUENCES OF INFANT DEATH AND SUBOPTIMAL BIRTH OUTCOMES; EXCHANGE OF NOVEL INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES IN OHIO; AND OPTIMIZATION OF RELEVANT DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION AMONG STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, BABY 1ST NETWORK (BFN) CONTINUES TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF PLANNING AND CONVENING STATEWIDE QUARTERLY MEETING(S) FOR THE OHIO COLLABORATIVE TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY OCPIM. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED, WHEN APPLICABLE, SECURING VIRTUAL MEETING PLATFORMS AND IN-PERSON VENUES; MANAGING CALENDAR; MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP DATABASE; DEVELOPING AGENDAS; CONFIRMING PRESENTERS; OVERSEEING REGISTRATION; POST-MEETING FOLLOW-UP, WHICH INCLUDES UPDATING OCPIMS WEBPAGE AND PRODUCING THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. BFN PROVIDED VIRTUAL TRAINING ON SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TRAINING WEBINARS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINERS, CORONERS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES.