Racial Disparities
African American babies in Greater Cleveland die four times more often than white infants. We’re answering the question of “why?” and developing system-wide solutions.
Reducing Racial Disparities
Reducing Racial Disparities
Addressing Extreme Prematurity
Eliminating Sleep-Related Deaths
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We are working together to ensure that every baby lives to see its first birthday. Parents and caregivers can help by following the ABCDs of Safe Sleep: Alone, on their Back, in an empty Crib, and Don't smoke.
We lose the equivalent of a Kindergarten classroom of babies each year to preventable, sleep-related deaths.
In the past decade, more than 200 babies in Cuyahoga County died from preventable sleep-related causes, almost all of them through accidental suffocation.
Preparing your baby to go to sleep is an opportunity or a risk. Make sure everyone in your baby's life — parents, grandparents, siblings, other relatives, child care providers — know and follow the ABCDs of safe sleep. Every nap time, and every bedtime. It's the safest thing for babies.
Explore our resources and toolkit to learn more. And take FYC Action Team 9's Safe Sleep Heroes training to be sure you have the latest information to keep babies safe!
Know and practice safe sleep ABCDs. Babies should always sleep Alone (A), on their Back (B), in a Crib (C) and have caregivers that Don't smoke (D).
Safe Sleep TipsBy decreasing infants’ exposure to smoking, Cuyahoga County families can prevent sleep-related deaths and help more babies celebrate a first birthday.
Decrease Exposure to SmokingOne of our goals at First Year Cleveland is to educate our community on safe sleep practices. Our Safe Sleep Heroes make this possible.
Safe Sleep HeroesExposure to tobacco products puts babies at risk. At First Year Cleveland, we encourage loved ones to quit smoking. Ohio Tobacco Quitline can help.
State of Ohio Quit LineTwo First Year Cleveland priorities are to decrease extreme prematurity and eliminate sleep-related deaths. That's why we support Tobacco 21.
Support Tobacco21African American babies in Greater Cleveland die four times more often than white infants. We’re answering the question of “why?” and developing system-wide solutions.
Reducing Racial DisparitiesPrematurity has been the county’s lead contributor to infant mortality for 20+ years. We’re gathering data to guide solutions to eliminate deaths due to extreme prematurity.
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