2025-2026 Safe Sleep Champion Network (SSCN)Champion Application Survey

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Safe Sleep Champion. Please complete this brief application by October 3, 2025. Selected Safe Sleep Champions will be notified by October 8, 2025.

Safe Sleep Champions will help advance the SUID Prevention Program goals of increasing provider awareness and knowledge of fatality review and fostering connections between AAP chapters, pediatricians, and fatality review systems/teams. The SSCN will include a national network of 20 AAP chapters and champions to advocate for the utilization of fatality review, demonstrate how fatality review data can lead to positive change, and act as safe sleep and fatality review subject matter experts to the chapter membership.

SUID Prevention Champion Responsibilities and Duties:

Watch the SSCN Kick-Off Webinar Recording (link to be provided in the coming weeks)
In partnership with the chapter staff, co-design and facilitate one chapter-wide webinar in Spring 2026 with a focus on sudden unexpected infant death and/or other injury topics informed by your fatality review findings in your state
Advocate for pediatrician involvement in fatality review and strengthening connections between the AAP chapter members and CDR/FIMR coordinator
Contribute two brief awareness-building articles or messages for chapter communications about safe sleep and/or fatality review processes and insights
Attend 1 mid-point check-in with SUID Prevention Program staﬀ beginning in Spring 2026
Provide a brief final report by June 22, 2026 (template to be provided)
Other duties as requested and agreed

Anticipated Volunteer Time Commitment: Approximately 5 hours per month for champion meetings, program correspondence, and curriculum and resource development as needed.

1.Please enter your contact information below.

First name

Last Name

AAP Chapter Affiliation

Email Address

2.Are you a member of the AAP?

Yes

If yes, what is your AAP ID number?

3.Please enter your place of employment information below.

Organization Name

Organization Address

City

State

4.Which of the following best describes your practice setting?

Independent primary care practice

Multi-specialty group practice

Hospital-affiliated practice

Urgent care facility

College/University (Not Academic Hospital)

Federally qualified health center

Other (please specify)

6.Explain why you would like to participate as a Safe Sleep Champion. (200 word limit)

7.Do you have experience with fatality review systems and/or teams?

Yes

If yes, please describe.

8.Are you able to commit to serving as a SSCN Champion from October 2025 to June 2026?

Yes

9.Are you able to commit to planning and executing a chapter-wide webinar in Spring 2026 (with the support of AAP and chapter staff, as needed) as stated in the Role and Responsibilities?

Yes

10.Are you able to commit to advocating and promoting fatality review, safe infant sleep, and related topics to chapter members through chapter communications, brief articles, and/or educational pieces as stated in the Role and Responsibilities?

Yes

Thank you for your interest in the SSCN! Interested parties will be reviewed and selected champions will be notified by October 8, 2025. Please contact Erika Pufunt at epufunt@aap.org for questions.

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