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Michigan Newborn Screening Program
Newborn Screening is a public health program required by Michigan law to find babies with rare but serious disorders that require early treatment. All babies need to be tested in order to find the small number who look healthy but have a rare medical condition. Babies with these conditions seem healthy at birth but can become very sick in a short time. Each year more than 250 Michigan babies - one in 400 to 500 births- are found to have a disorder detected by newborn bloodspot screening.
The Newborn Screening Program is conducted jointly by the Bureau of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Bureau of Laboratories. The Program efforts:
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Related Michigan Links: 1965-2015: Michigan Newborn Screening: A Public Health Success Story Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Michigan BioTrust for Health Michigan Genetics Resource Center
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National Links: ACT Sheets and Algorithms Baby's First Test Save Babies through Screening Foundation
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Contact: Newborn Screening Follow-up Program
Phone: 866-673-9939
FAX: 517-335-9419 or 517-335-9739
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:15pm
Saturday: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Staff List
Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division
South Grand Building
333 S. Grand Ave
Lansing, MI 48913