Click here for the initiative packet.
Click here to access the Sleep Baby Safely Initiative application.
Click here for Sleep Baby Safely Initiative score matrix.
Click here for pricing estimates for Sleep Baby Safely materials.
Click here for Sleep Baby Safely print specifications.

*Up to $175,000.00 available for non-profit organization to facilitate and disseminate training and materials for the Sleep Baby Safely Initiative of Manatee County.*

Application Timeline

• Application must be completed and submitted by Friday, January 26, 2024, at 5pm
• Applications will be reviewed by the CSAB with discussion and a recommendation during their Wednesday, February 14th, 2024, meeting starting at 3pm
• Application can be found HERE (application will be available starting January 5, 2024, at 3pm)

 

Technical Support Meeting

Event	Date/Time	Location
Technical Assistance Meeting	Friday January 5 at 9:30am	Zoom

Data Behind the Initiative

Infant Sleep-Related Death Disparity:

• On average, every year in Manatee County 3 healthy babies suffocate while sleeping unsafely
• 3 times more prevalent among African-American infants
• Majority were co-sleeping (59%)
• 83% of the deaths occurred within the first 6 months of life
• 69% were male & 31% were female 
  

Manatee County birth rates in 2020:

• 55% Caucasian 
• 32% Hispanic
• 13% African-American
• 11% Other

Death Location in the Home:

• 68% died in adult beds
• 18% died in crib/bassinet
• 14% died in other (i.e. sofa, chair, nursing pillow)

Facts: More infants die in adult beds than anywhere else

Preventable Child Deaths by Type

 

Zip Codes in Manatee County with Unsafe Sleep Deaths

(4 zip codes account for 76% of infant related deaths in Manatee County from 2013-2022)