It is important for parents and other caregivers to teach children about health and safety beginning at an early age and continuing as the child goes through different stages. From nutrition to reducing risk of illness and injury, to empowering youngsters to make good choices, these resources provide valuable information for ensuring a strong start to a healthy life

Back to Sleep - Safe Sleep for Babies 

SIDS and SUIDS 

 SIDS is the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, requires a complete autopsy, thorough examination and investigation of the death scene and review of the clinical history of the family and infant. Most deaths occur between two to four months. There is no way to predict when SIDS will happen. Researchers now know that certain factors can be changed or controlled while a mother is pregnant and in the early months after the baby is born that can lower a baby's risk of dying of SIDS. Examples of ways to reduce SIDS are to place babies on their backs to sleep, avoid exposure to overheating and tobacco smoke.

SUID is the sudden and unexpected death of an infant in which the manner and cause of death are not immediately obvious prior to investigation. 

How are SUID and SIDS different? Learn more about SUID, how investigations are conducted and how SUID is diagnosed at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/SIDS.

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Their mission is to promote, support, and enhance the optimal development of Amador County's children from zero to five years of age. Their Commission believes that broad community involvement is critical to the success of this mission. 

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