Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Department of Health

 

Programs
Rhode Island Department of Health Genetics Core Team

3 Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, 02908
401-222-4612

Sharon Marable, MD, MPH
Assistant Medical Director, Disease Prevention and Control

Leonard Green, MPS Chief, Vital Records

 

Rhode Island Department of Health Genetics Website

Newborn Screening

Newborn Screening Updates Coming Soon!

A small drop of blood is taken from the heel of newborn infants before they leave the hospital to screen for certain congenital disorders. Early testing is the only way to detect these conditions before they harm the infant, but all the conditions can be treated once detected. The screenings can prevent mental retardation, illness, and/or death in affected children. A child with any of these diseases usually appears normal at birth but would already be seriously ill by the time symptoms appeared. Newborn screening allows children who would otherwise be retarded or die during early infancy to develop into healthy children.

Newborn Screening in Rhode Island
for Metabolic, Endocrine and Hemoglobin Disorders

Current list of conditions pdf for the RI Newborn Screening Program including date screening began for each condition

For more information contact Kristi Zonno,
Newborn Screening Program Manager, at 222.5982
kristi.zonno@health.ri.gov

 

Highlights

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Genetic Discrimination and Rhode Island Policy, 2002 pdf

Genetic Screening Advisory Committee Annual Report 2000 pdf

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