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State Spotlight - Idaho
 Last updated: October 2012
Miren Unsworth
Child Welfare Program Manager
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5925
Fax: 208-332-7330
Email: unswortm@dhw.idaho.gov
Teresa Abbott
Principal Analyst, Child Mortality Review
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5732
Fax: 208-332-7330
Email: abbottt@dhw.idaho.gov
Website:
http://www.idahochild.org/
Reports
Mortality Statistics
Program Description
Administration
The Idaho Child Mortality Review Team was established by executive
order in 1998. The program was housed out of the Department of
Health and Welfare. Currently, the state of Idaho does not have a
child death review program but are working to re-establish the statewide team as funding becomes available.
Teams
Idaho had a state level review team.
Reviews
The Idaho Child Mortality Review Team reviewed cases of children ages
0-18. They reviewed child abuse deaths, preventable deaths and
deaths due to external causes, unexplained or deaths with modifiable
risk factors.
Purpose
The purpose of Idaho's Child Mortality Review Program was prevention.
Data
Data was collected for the review process from autopsy reports,
coroner's reports, law enforcement reports, medical records, EMS
records and child protection records.
Annual Report
An annual report was submitted to the Governor and chairs of the Senate
and House Health and Welfare teams. The report includes
conclusions and recommendations per category of death such as
legislation to ensure that passengers do not ride in the beds of
pick-up trucks, public education regarding drug use by children and
adolescents and the availability of free smoke detectors.
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