Newborn Screening Advisory Committee – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Newborn Screening Rulemaking Moves Forward

The Arizona Newborn Screening Program screens more than 80,000 babies for a panel of 29 disorders annually. Although babies born with these disorders may appear to be normal at birth, with time the disorder may have a devastating or lethal effect on the infant’s health and development. Early screening, detection, and quick treatment of these [...]

Newborn Screening Turn-Around Times

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:57-07:00December 13th, 2013|Newborn Screening, Prevention|

An investigative article published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel a couple of weeks ago has triggered a state by state assessment of newborn screening programs across the country. Arizona is no exception. Our newborn screening and maternal and child health teams have been reviewing our procedures and looking for ways to improve Arizona’s performance. For example, several Arizona [...]