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The infant “back to sleep” campaign of the early 1990s lead to a significant decline in sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) but the job is far from finished: SUID rates among Black and Native American communities remains nearly three times higher than it is in White communities. To understand the reasons behind this inequity—and to create a road map to eliminate it—Safe Kids Worldwide is holding a Safe Sleep Summit on October 18 and 19th at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. You can learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gDaDMW55 The convening will bring together researchers, community activists, product manufacturers, practitioners, and policymakers, with the goal of collaborating to identify new approaches to SUID prevention and providing families in all communities with the tools they need to keep their infants safe during sleep. Summit speakers will include SKW’s Chief Medical Officer, Sadiqa Kendi, MD, MPH, Dr. Kyran Quinlan, Pediatrician and Public Health Advisor to SUID-CR Cook County, Dr. Rachel Moon, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and many other esteemed leaders in the field. I’d like to encourage anyone with an interest in infant sleep safety to join us. (Scholarships are available.) This will be a great opportunity to learn from top professionals and to share your expertise with others who are passionate about reaching families and reducing unsafe sleep practices for our most vulnerable babies. FYI To: American Academy of Pediatrics Kids In Danger Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Children’s Hospital Association National Partnership for Women & Families National Black Nurses Association ZERO TO THREE Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA) American Public Health Association