About Us
Project I M P A C T:
Infant Mortality Policy and Communication Tools
The National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Project IMPACT supports state and local infant and child death programs through sharing information, promoting policy and legislative changes, building upon resources, and fostering partnerships and communication. Project IMPACT is a cooperative agreement between the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP), designed to enhance communication among state and local programs and between these programs and federal and state policymakers.
Project IMPACT works closely with the other MCHB funded projects: the National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Resource Center, the National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Program Support Center, and the National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Project at the National Center for Cultural Competence. Together, the Centers promote infant/child death and pregnancy loss research and risk reduction messages to professionals and consumers to ensure the best care possible for all infants. They also provide resources and training for bereavement services.
Communicating Knowledge
Project IMPACT oversees a listserv with a special focus on SIDS and other infant death. The listserv features updates on research, program development, policy and legislative issues, conferences and funding opportunities, and provides a forum for sharing successful outreach and education strategies. To learn how to join the listserv or to view past listserv postings, please visit our Listserv.
Fostering Partnerships
Project IMPACT works with a wide range of audiences-- professionals, policymakers, parents, grandparents and caregivers--to spread the word about what they can do to reduce the risk of SIDS and other infant death. Project IMPACT has a special focus on under-served populations, including outreach efforts to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and African American audiences, as the SIDS rate in these communities is two and one-half times greater than white infants for American Indians and Alaska Natives, and double the white rate for African Americans.
National SIDS/ID Project IMPACT is a Cooperative Agreement funded by HRSA Grant No. U48MC05548.
Project Leadership and Staff
MCHB Project Officer
Paul Rusinko, Director, SIDS/ID Program
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Department of Health and Human Services
(301) 443-2115
Project Director
Mary Adkins, Project Director
(800)930-7437
