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Newborn Screening and Genetics

1) Thank you letters and cards for newborn screening work performed, VA DCLS* 2) Pipetting during a lab process, VA DCLS*

Each year, thousands of severe disorders are detected in children born in the United States as a result of newborn screening by public health laboratories.

Saved Topics: Genetics, Newborn Screening
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Blood spot cards
12,000 lives are saved or improved by newborn screening each year

50 Years of Saving Babies Lives

Newborn Baby
improving Outcomes for Newborns

Newborn Screening Technical assistance and Evaluation Program (NewSTEPs)  

Newborn Screening Specimens on Plate
Developing Public health Lab Capability in Genetics Testing

APHL Newborn Screening and Genetics Program  

2010 Newborn Screening and Genetics Testing Symposium Proceedings
Newborn Screening Workshops and Conference Proceedings

NBS Workshops, Webinars and Conference Proceedings, 2010-2012

contact

Jelili Ojodu, MPH

Director of Newborn Screening and Genetics
240.485.2772
jelili.ojodu@aphl.org

Stories from the Field

Why Newborn Screening Matters...

Thanks to Newborn Screening, Jazmin Can Dance

Conference Proceedings

2011 Newborn Screening and Genetics Testing Symposium, San Diego, CA

Member QA Video

"Putting Babies First" Demonstrates Best Practices for Bloodspot Collection, Iowa