Lead Organization

Partner Organizations

SIDS Education/Smoking Cessation Program for Native American Women of the St. Regis Mohawk Nation.

NYS Center for SID, Adirondack Tobacco Free Network, American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, Hudson Mohawk Affiliate - SIDS Alliance

Summary of Outreach

According to 1998 data from the National Center for Health Statistics, Native Americans have the highest SIDS rates in the US. Sadly, Native American babies are 2.5 times more likely to die from SIDS than are white babies. These disturbing statistics prompted the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Health Service to collaborate with the Hudson Mohawk Affiliate to develop a SIDS risk reduction education program for the families of the ST. Regis Mohawk Nation.

The program included professional education for health care providers, child care workers and other support professionals who work with families within the Tribe. It also included the development of family education materials about SIDS risk reduction to be distributed to all area hospitals, clinics and child care facilities. Lastly, the program also included a smoking cessation program for pregnant women, since smoking during and after pregnancy has been identified as a risk factor for increased risk of SIDS. The Fresh Start Families smoking cessation curriculum from the American Cancer Society is being used.

Program Design

- Conduct Train the Trainer presentations to Tribal health care providers on SIDS Risk Reduction

- Conduct Train the Trainer smoking cessation presentation for pregnant women

- SIDS risk reduction and smoking cessation curriculum implemented by Tribal health care providers for community residents

- Conduct post evaluation of presentations given by Tribal health care providers

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Target Population
X Native American

X Daycare providers

X Parents

X Health Care Providers

 X Train-the-Trainer

X Pregnant women who smoke

Budget

Relevant Literature/Links

Total Budget - $6,500

Funding Sources:

CJ Foundation for SIDS

Ronal McDonald House Charities

Budget to cover the following:

- SIDS Professional Curriculum (overheads/photocopying)

- SIDS Family Education materials

- Travel/telephone

- Translation expenses

- Smoking Cessation curriculum

- Smoke Cessation Aids

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Barriers

Necessary Resources

- SIDS Risk Reduction In-Service Presentation Evaluation

- Smoking cessation curriculum

- Native American Risk reduction curriculum

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Outcomes and Evaluation

Additional Information

The following were invited to the initial meeting with Tribal representatives:

- Medical Director for Health Center

- Staff Pediatrician

- County public health nursing representative

- Local hospital representative

- NYS Center for SIDS

- Adirondack Tobacco Free Network

- American Cancer Society

- American Lung Society