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2019 Child Fatality Prevention Team Annual Report <br /> I. Introduction <br /> In 1993,the North Carolina General Assembly established a network of local Child Fatality Prevention Teams <br /> (CFPT's)across the state to confidentially review medical examiner reports, death certificates and other records <br /> of deceased residents under age 18. Each local team consists of representatives of public and nonpublic <br /> agencies in the community such as law enforcement, Guardian Ad Litem,health departments, among others, <br /> that provide services to children and their families. <br /> The purpose of this report is to give a summary of the causes of death,the number of cases reviewed, <br /> recommendations for prevention, if any,that have been made and to share local team activities and <br /> accomplishments. <br /> II. Role of the Orange County Commissioners and Board of Health <br /> • Receive annual reports which contain recommendations and advocate for system improvements <br /> and needed resources,if requested. <br /> • Appoint members of the local team as identified by the membership. <br /> III. Child Deaths by Cause, System Problems Identified,Recommendations for Prevention& <br /> Proposed Action <br /> In 2019,the Orange County CFPT reviewed met four times and reviewed seven child deaths. In one case there <br /> was a system issue identified: unsafe sleep environment. The team's recommendation is to strengthen the <br /> message of safe sleep habits to parents.A plan was developed to produce a video on Safe Sleep to run in <br /> waiting rooms and other places where caregivers will be able to view. <br /> IV. Orange County CFPT Activities and Accomplishments <br /> Examples: <br /> • The annual CFPT Activity Summary was completed and sent by the date requested. <br /> • The CFPT Chairperson and other members of the CFPT participated in a 3 day intensive review <br /> of a child fatality in April,2019. <br /> • Information on multiple webinars regarding child safety issues was forwarded to team <br /> members. <br /> • Training surveys were disseminated to team members <br /> • Individual reports were completed on child deaths reviewed by the team and were forwarded to <br /> the State Coordinator. <br /> V. Conclusion <br /> Thank you to the members of the Board of Health for the opportunity to share with you the successes <br /> and dedicated work of the local team as we continue to review child fatalities,make recommendations, <br />