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State Spotlight - Rhode Island
 Last updated: December 14, 2007
William H. Hollinshead, MD, MPH
Rhode Island Department of Health
Division of Community, Family Health and Equity
Three Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Reports
Mortality Statistics
Program Description
Administration
The Rhode Island Child Death and Injury Review Team was established in
1997 and is housed out of the Department of Health. The program has an
annual budget of $20,000 that is funded by Rhode Island Department of
Health. The funding supports .4 FTEs and includes time and effort for a
forensic pediatrician, a Child Protection Fellow and the CDR team
coordinator. Funding for the program is stable. Rhode
Island is also a member of the Northeast Regional Coalition of State
CDR Programs.
Teams
Rhode Island has one state team. The Citizens Review Panel is included
in their CDR efforts.
State Team:
The team is compromised of 15 members and meets quarterly.
Reviews
Rhode Island's State CDR team reviews deaths to children under 18 years
of age. Rhode Island reviews deaths due to SIDS, injuries,
homicides, suicides and abuse/neglect. Reviews are conducted
retrospectively. The team reviews approximately 70 deaths each
year. The state also has domestic violence and
maternal mortality reviews.
Purpose
The purpose of the Rhode Island CDR Program is to prevent child deaths,
provide quality assurance and to provide services.
Data
Standardized data reporting forms are completed for all reviews but is
not required by law. Rhode Island CDR has access to state vital
statistics which are used to crosscheck data. CDR data is stored on a
laptop computer and is analyzed with MS Access. Rhode Island will
be using the National MCH Center for Child Death Review web based case
reporting system in 2005.
Annual Report
Rhode Island does produce a report every two years. The report is given
to legislators, media, policy makers and doctors. Other periodic
reports are published that include descriptive statistics and
prevention recommendations.
Prevention Initiatives
CDR findings have influenced policy
changes. CDR findings have also motivated prevention activities such as
fire safety and sleep safety education campaigns.
Protocols
Rhode Island has CDR Meeting, confidentiality, preventability
assessment and child death investigation protocols in place.
Training
Rhode Island does not provide training.
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