Alison Cammack, PhD, MPH, lead author and health scientist on the CDC suicide prevention team, provides an overview of the CDC’s new Vital Signs report, with new data on suicide rates and variables; Stacy Scott, PhD, National Institute for Children’s Health Quality, discusses the role of public health in the effort to reduce infant mortality; an ASTHO blog article looks at better protecting children’s health through emergency preparedness. 

CDC: Vital Signs: Suicide Rates and Selected County-Level Factors - United States, 2022

NICHQ: Infant Mortality CoIIN Prevention Toolkit

NICHQ: National Infant Mortality Awareness Month Toolkit

ASTHO: How Emergency Preparedness Can Better Protect Children’s Health