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Newborn Screening Awareness: Genetics & Public Health

CDC information: Newborn screening identifies genetic, metabolic and other conditions that can affect a child's long-term health or survival. Early detection, diagnosis, and intervention can prevent death or disability and enable children to reach their full potential

CDC information:  Importance of newborn screening

Newborn screening quality assurance program - A CDC program to help state health departments and their laboratories maintain and enhance the quality of newborn screening test results.

The newborn screening story - Association of Public Health Laboratories. How one simple test changed lives, science and health in America (2013)  [PDF 24.74 MB]

CDC podcast: Newborn screening program - Role of laboratories

Newborn screening: Family stories (Flickr album)

Newborn screening: Public health stories (Flickr album)

What conditions are recommended for in the universal newborn screening panel?  [PDF 167.63 KB]

Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH) Video

Watch this Medscape video to learn about CH and the importance of newborn screening.