Direct On Scene Education (DOSE)
Also: D.O.S.E.
Trains firefighters, EMS and police to spot and remove infant sleep hazards on any call to a home with a baby, give a Baby Safe Sleep Kit and brief the family; where there is no safe sleep space the coalition provides a crib. Founded by Lt. James Carroll and Jennifer Coombs and adopted in Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama and other states.
- Years
- 2014–now
- Country
- United States
- Topic
- Infant sleep
- Asks people to
- Substitute
- Strategy
- Trusted messenger
- Channel
- Interpersonal
- Audience
- ParentsHouseholds with infants encountered by first responders
Evidence
Self-reportedUnknown
Programme claims (e.g., halving Fort Lauderdale's infant fatality rate) are unverified; no peer-reviewed evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue State local government
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County NGO
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Related campaigns
- Back to Sleep 1994–now
Sources
- Indiana Department of Health: DOSE program sponsor
- APHA 142nd Annual Meeting abstract on DOSE evaluation · 2014
Research notes
Created 2026-10-23 from the sleep campaign literature search (PubMed and web search; OpenAlex was unreachable), see docs/sleep-campaigns-literature.md. Findings are paraphrased from abstracts, not full texts; official URLs come from search results and were not opened. Start year unknown (likely around 2008-2010; verify). Founder name spelled Coombs or Combs in sources. URL seen in WebSearch results; startYear 2014 is the earliest dated source found, not a confirmed launch year. Reuse terms checked 2026-10-23 by an AI research pass for #47; not yet reviewed by a person.
Record cases/dose-direct-on-scene-education.json, updated 2026-10-23· Link to this campaign