State birth defects surveillance programs directory

State birth defects surveillance programs directory.

ion Data analysis: Incidence rates Data use: Needs assessment, monitoring, service planning, case identification, grant proposals, education Monitoring: Yes Funding source: Title V and State general fund Staff: None, cooperative effort across programs Surveillance reports on file: Congenital Anomalies in 1991 Maternal and Child Health Assessment of Data Procedure manual: Additional information ...

Prevalence of esophageal atresia among 18 international birth defects surveillance programs.

BACKGROUND The prevalence of esophageal atresia (EA) has been shown to vary across different geographical settings. Investigation of geographical differences may provide an insight into the underlying etiology of EA. METHODS The study population comprised infants diagnosed with EA during 1998 to 2007 from 18 of the 46 birth defects surveillance programs, members of the International Clearingh...

Selected birth defects data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2005–2009: Featuring critical congenital heart defects targeted for pulse oximetry screening.

Cara T. Mai,* Tiffany Riehle-Colarusso, Alissa O’Halloran, Janet D. Cragan, Richard S. Olney, Angela Lin, Marcia Feldkamp, Lorenzo D. Botto, Russel Rickard, Marlene Anderka, Mary Ethen, Carol Stanton, Joan Ehrhardt, and Mark Canfield, for the National Birth Defects Prevention Network National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atl...

Public Health Practice of Population-Based Birth Defects Surveillance Programs in the United States.

CONTEXT Birth defects remain a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States and contribute substantially to health care costs and lifelong disabilities. State population-based surveillance systems have been established to monitor birth defects, yet no recent systematic examination of their efforts in the United States has been conducted. OBJECTIVE To understand the current populatio...

Integrating birth defects surveillance in maternal and child health at the state level.