COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION Safe Sleep – Recommendation 7 Recommendation Summary:

• The Department reported at the May 5, 2023 Committee meeting, it was suggested to explore the creation and development of a Safe Sleep Kit for the Healthy Baby Program targeting pregnant women and new families throughout the province. [...] In addition, the plan is to explore the development of the initiative and to establish initiative partners by the end of the second quarter. [...] • The Safe Sleep Committee summarized the following additional considerations as they pertain to this intent: a) There are higher rates of smoking among Indigenous populations, and findings indicate smoking cessation resources are generally ineffective for these groups; b) Smoking is strongly related to the social determinants of health, and paper resources place the burden on the individual and a. [...] The roll-out of the training is to occur by the end of the first quarter for Public Health Nurses, and by the end of the second quarter for Families First Home Visitors and Early Childhood Educators. [...] • As stated in the response from Manitoba Health and Seniors Care: “The Public Health Branch has been committed to responding to the current pandemic and will be able to return to regular and routine work such as responding to these recommendations once the COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been completed and has moved into the universal on-going public health systems and processes.” Analysis Summ.