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Maternal and Child Health Bureau

EARLY & CONTINUOUS SCEENING

Debra Kiel-Dickens

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Early & Continuous Screening

The HRSA component of the President’s New Freedom Initiative calls for the “expansion and strengthening of newborn screening programs” and promotion of “ongoing screening of Children with Special Health care Needs (CSHCN).

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One of the six CSHCN performance measures.

All children will be screened early and continuously for special health care needs.

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Early & Continuous Screening

Early identification is critical:

Provision of appropriate services and ongoing assessments

Reduce long term consequences

Support families

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Screening

Screening will occur in the medical home

Involves appropriate, timing, ongoing assessments, referrals and follow-up

Practices are applicable to a wide variety of conditions