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Preventable child deaths decline in South Carolina in 2002
The State Child Fatality Advisory Committee reports a drop in preventable child deaths in 2002 with 205 deaths reviewed. SIDS accounts for about 40 percent of natural deaths, while unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes are noted. The panel urges public education on unsafe sleep and drowning prevention and stresses better use of such reports to inform policy.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Megan Weis
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Public Informa
Tion
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Orangeburg
Charleston
Post and Courier
State House