Social work and child welfare program professionals from the military and civilian community participated in a half-day Period of PURPLE program training led by Regional Health Command-Pacific consultant lead, Warren Aoki, in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 31, 2017. The purpose of the gathering was to identify gaps in the Period of PURPLE program deliveries and to come up with ways to streamline efforts. According to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, between two weeks of age and two months old, babies enter a phase known as the “Period of PURPLE crying”, a time where babies cry more than a
Social work and child welfare program professionals from the military and civilian community participated in a half-day Period of PURPLE program training led by Regional Health Command-Pacific consultant lead, Warren Aoki, in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 31, 2017. The purpose of the gathering was to identify gaps in the Period of PURPLE program deliveries and to come up with ways to streamline efforts. According to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, between two weeks of age and two months old, babies enter a phase known as the “Period of PURPLE crying”, a time where babies cry more than any other time. These bouts can run anywhere between 35 minutes or up to five hours and still be considered within the normal range. This is also a span of time where the highest rates of non-accidental infant injury occur. With the training underway, Aoki says the next step will be determining the number of shaken baby syndrome incidents in order to track the impact of the Period of PURPLE crying educational program within RHC-P.
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