COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION Safe Sleep – Recommendation 11 0.0

Primary Public Body: Manitoba Health COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION 0.0 Non-Compliant Recommendation Compliance Summary In accordance with subsection 11(1) clause (d) of The Advocate for Children and Youth Act (ACYA), the Advocate retains the responsibility "to monitor the implementation of recommendations included in reports made under section 27 (investigation) or special reports made under section 31. [...] Recommendation Information Special Report Name: Safe and Sound: A Special Report on the Unexpected Sleep-Related Deaths of 145 Manitoba Infants Date Released: 3/13/2020 Full Recommendation: Recommendation 11: (including details) The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth recommends that the Collaborative Inter-departmental Working Group on Infant Mortality be reinstated and review cases of sleep. [...] Compliance Determination Non-Compliant 0.0 None or almost none of the requirements have been met; even if steps have been taken towards implementation, actions taken are not in line with the nature and intent of the recommendation, or no actions have been taken. [...] 2021 • 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.” Intent 2. [...] 2021 • 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.