This act passed by the United States Senate prevents health insurers and employers from using genetic information to determine eligibility, set premiums, or hire and fire people.
The Metabolic Clinic provides lifelong follow-up and treatment for individuals diagnosed with inborn errors of metabolism through newborn screening.
The NBS Endocrine Follow-Up Program is located at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Division of Endocrinology which coordinates follow-up for babies who test positive for congenital hypothyroidism and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
This public health program, required by Michigan Law, helps find babies with rare but serious medical conditions that require early treatment.
This overview of Michigan’s EHDI Program explains the process of identification, intervention, and follow-up for newborns with congenital hearing loss.
This website provides information about the effects of genetic variations on human health with details on genetic conditions, genes, and chromosomes.
This fact sheet adopted from the California Preconception Care Initiative provides information on how domestic violence can affect a pregnancy.
This fact sheet provides answers to many common questions involving pregnant women and their potential sensitivity to the flu.
If you’re thinking of getting pregnant soon or sometime in the future, it is important to start making healthy choices now, such as taking a multivitamin containing folic acid and visiting your healthcare provider.
Whether or not a woman or man plans to have a baby one day, preconception health is important. This website provides information for men and women on preconception health, planning pregnancy and reproductive life plans and free materials, and clinical care recommendations for health professionals.
