Whereas , Hundreds of Michigan infants die each year in preventable tragedies because they are placed in unsafe sleeping environments; and,

Whereas , The safest sleeping environment for babies is alone on the their backs in an empty crib with a tightly fitted sheet and sufficient sleepwear; and,

Whereas , Parents, grandparents, relatives, and day care providers have access to resources to learn more about providing babies with safe sleep environments at www.michigan.gov/safesleep; and,

Whereas , The month of September is an opportunity to inform or remind all caregivers to check infant sleep environments to help prevent needless tragedies; and now therefore be it,

Resolved , That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim September 2008 as Infant Safe Sleep Month, and I encourage all citizens to learn more about providing a safe sleep environment for Michigan's smallest citizens.