Recognizing 50 Years of Innovative Newborn Screening in North Carolina

Lou F Turner; Sara Beckloff; Ann Grush

doi:10.18043/ncm.80.1.45

Recognizing 50 Years of Innovative Newborn Screening in North Carolina

N C Med J. 2019 Jan-Feb;80(1):45-48. doi: 10.18043/ncm.80.1.45.

Authors

Lou F Turner¹, Sara Beckloff², Ann Grush³

Affiliations

¹ retired deputy section chief of the Epidemiology Section in the North Carolina Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina [email protected].
² manager, Newborn Screening Laboratory, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina.
³ laboratory improvement consultant, Newborn Screening Unit, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina.

PMID: 30622206
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.80.1.45

Abstract

Newborn screening is a critical, preventive health program for early identification of disorders in newborns. Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of certain genetic or metabolic disorders can significantly reduce death, disease, and associated disabilities. North Carolina has been instrumental in the development of innovative technologies used in newborn screening programs.

MeSH terms

Diffusion of Innovation*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Neonatal Screening*
North Carolina