State Newborn Screening Programs
- Connecticut Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Strives to ensure that all Connecticut-born babies receive appropriate hearing screenings at birth; receive diagnostic hearing evaluations, as warranted; and babies who have hearing loss are enrolled into an Early Intervention program.
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- Connecticut Newborn Screening
The Newborn Screening Program consists of three components: Testing, Tracking, and Treatment.
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- MA - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
All babies born in Massachusetts receive a hearing screen before they leave the hospital.Our program connects with families to make sure that diagnosis and intervention are not delayed.
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- Maine Newborn Hearing Program
The Maine Newborn Hearing Program offers a variety of materials for providers who serve children with hearing loss. These materials are available at no cost.
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- Maine Newborn Screening
To eliminate or reduce mortality, morbidity and disabilities by screening, detection and treatment of the disorders included in the Maine newborn screening panel.
Age Level: Child - New England Newborn Screening Program
The New England Newborn Screening Program is a comprehensive public health screening program, serving families in five New England states. The program provides high-quality, timely, low-cost laboratory screening, clinical follow up, and research.
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- New Hampshire Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
All hospitals with birth facilities offer newborn hearing screening before babies go home. Babies who do not pass their hearing screening are referred for further testing.
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Responsible for assuring that all infants born in New Hampshire are screened at birth for inherited medical disorders
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To prevent death and disability, and enable children to reach their full potential by screening infants, and ensuring action is taken on health conditions detected. - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
The earlier children with hearing loss start getting services, the more likely they are to reach their full potential.
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- Vermont Newborn Hearing Screening
Hearing screening is simple and painless. Early screening ensures children early access to services to help them reach their full potential.
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- Vermont Newborn Screening Program
All babies born in Vermont have the opportunity to receive a newborn screening test to check for rare but serious diseases which may not be apparent at birth.
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Newborn Screening Brochures
The following brochures provide an overview of the newborn screening process and the genetic conditions for which the panel screens, available in multiple languages.
- Newborn Screening Brochure: Arabic
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Bosnian
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Chinese (Simplified) Child
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Chinese (Traditional)
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: English
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: French
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Haitian
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Italian
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Khmer
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Lao
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Polish
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Portuguese
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Russian
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Somali
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Spanish
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- Newborn Screening Brochure: Vietnamese
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Helpful links
- Baby's First Test
The nation's educational resource center for newborn screening. It informs and empowers families and healthcare providers throughout the newborn screeningexperience. By increasing awareness, Babys First Test offers millions of newborns and their families a chance at a healthy start.
Age Level: Child - National Coordinating and Evaluation Center: Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening
The Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening Program (SCD-NBS) is comprised of 17 national funded community based sickle cell disease (SCD) projects. The community-based SCD projects partner with State newborn screening programs, comprehensive sickle cell treatment centers, and health care professionals to provide support to infants screened positive for SCD and trait and their families.
Age Level: All - Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide: Data Standards for Electronic Reporting
Released by the U.S. National Library of Medicine in partnership with NIH, HRSA & DHHS. The goal of this guide is to promote and facilitate the use of electronic health data standards in recording and transmitting newborn screening test results.
Age Level: Child - The Newborn Screening Technical assistance and Evaluation Program (NewSTEPs)
Provides quality improvement initiatives, an innovative data repository and technical resources for newborn screening programs.
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