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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1452 

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality 

Awareness Month 2010. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2010 

Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 

MOORE of Kansas, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National 

Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2010. 

Whereas infant mortality refers to the death of a baby before 

his or her first birthday; 

Whereas the United States ranks 29th among industrialized 

nations in the rate of infant mortality; 

Whereas premature birth, low-birth weight, and shorter gestation periods account for more than 60 percent of infant 

deaths in the United States; 

Whereas high rates of infant mortality are especially prevalent in communities with large minority populations, high 


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rates of unemployment and poverty, and limited access to 

safe housing and medical providers; 

Whereas premature birth is a leading cause of infant mortality and, according to the Institute of Medicine, costs 

the United States more than $26,000,000,000 annually; 

Whereas infant mortality can be substantially reduced 

through community-based services such as outreach, 

home visitation, case management, health education, and 

interconceptional care; 

Whereas support for community-based programs to reduce infant mortality can result in lower future spending on 

medical interventions, special education, and other social 

services that may be needed for infants and children who 

are born with a low-birth weight; 

Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services, 

through the Office of Minority Health, has implemented 

the ‘‘A Healthy Baby Begins With You’’ campaign; 

Whereas the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the 

Health Resources and Services Administration has provided national leadership on this issue; 

Whereas public awareness and education campaigns on infant 

mortality are held during the month of September 2010; 

and 

Whereas September 2010 has been designated as National 

Infant Mortality Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2010; 


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1 (2) supports efforts to educate Americans about 

2 infant mortality and its contributing factors; 

3 (3) supports efforts to reduce infant deaths, 

4 low-birth weight, pre-term births, and disparities in 

5 perinatal outcomes; 

6 (4) recognizes the critical importance of includ7 ing efforts to reduce infant mortality and its contrib8 uting factors as part of prevention and wellness 

9 strategies; and 

10 (5) calls upon the people of the United States 

11 to observe National Infant Mortality Awareness 

12 Month with appropriate programs and activities. 

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