Targeting Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Sids) : A Strategic Plan

By Department of Health and Human Services

Book Id: WPLBN0000015283
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 1.0 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Targeting Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Sids) : A Strategic Plan
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health And Human Services, D. O. (n.d.). Targeting Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Sids) : A Strategic Plan. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
The NICHD Mission: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seeks to ensure that every individual is born healthy, is born wanted, and has the opportunity to fulfill his or her potential for a productive life unhampered by disease or disability. The Institute further strives to help parents have the children they want, at the times they want them, and to ensure that every mother experiences a pregnancy free of adverse complications, and that persons with physical or mental disabilities receive the maximum benefit of rehabilitation to allow them to function as fully as possible in society. Key to the success of this mission is answering the fundamental questions of how a single fertilized cell eventually develops into a fully functional adult human being and how a multitude of genetic and environmental factors influence that process for good or ill.

Table of Contents
Contents The NICHD Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Strategic Planning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Etiology and Pathogenesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Prognostics and Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Preventive Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Health Disparities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Concept of “Risk” in SIDS Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Etiology and Pathogenesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Brain and Homeostatic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Autonomic Development and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Infant Care and the Sleep Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Infectious Disease and Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sudden and Unexpected Death in Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Infrastructure: DNA and Tissue Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Prognostics and Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Preventive Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Health Disparities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Appendix—Roster of Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39