Maria Torres, BS

Safe Sleep Program Director

Objectives

Shower Overview

Research and Evaluation

Funding and

Sustainability

Collaborations/Partners

Event Logistics

Challenges

Shower Overview

A Safe Sleep Community Baby Shower is:

an interactive event that invites new and expectant parents, their support people and community service providers to get together for an educational “baby shower.”

Safe Sleep Community Baby Showers are occurring statewide facilitated/co-facilitated by Safe Sleep Instructors (SSIs)

How Does a Safe Sleep Community

Baby Shower Differ from a

Community Fair?

Data!

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge increase in the areas of:

safe sleep

breastfeeding

tobacco cessation

Providing safety approved resources:

portable crib

wearable blanket

Tobacco Treatments Specialist

A Tobacco Treatment Specialist is a professional

who possesses the skills, knowledge and training

to provide effective, evidence-based

interventions for tobacco dependence across a

range of intensities

Community Baby Shower Pre &

Post Test

Tobacco

Data

from the

CBS

Challenges

Funding

Finding tobacco expert to attend Safe Sleep Community Baby Showers

Volunteers

Enhancing the Impact of Tobacco

Cessation Pilot Project – Sedgwick County and Statewide

Developed and conducted by the Center for Research for Infant Birth and Survival (CRIBS) Tobacco Cessation Work Group

Funded by The Kansas Health Foundation

Project Methods

Women who attend the crib clinic will also receive a brief tobacco intervention from the Safe Sleep Instructor to

encourage them to continue using the Quitline

The Quitline will encourage callers to contact the KIDS Network for a free portable crib and to participate in a

Crib Clinic to learn about safe sleep

This project developed a social marketing campaign directed to pregnant women to call the Kansas Tobacco

Quitline

How can providers help?

• Provide brief tobacco dependence treatment, including referral to the Kansas Tobacco Quitline

• Consider using the Quitline fax referral service

• Educate about safe sleep

• Share campaign social media posts

Referring to the KIDS

Network▪ Let the family know you will contact the KIDS Network to

provide support

▪ Call or fax provisional information

Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network, Inc.

300 W. Douglas Ave. Suite145

Wichita, KS 67202

Phone: 316-682-1301

Fax: 316-682-1274

www.kidsks.org