A list of all MDHHS approved research projects that have used blood spots through the Michigan BioTrust for Health. The research report is updated quarterly and is available at www.michigan.gov/biotrust.
Keyword: Research
After Newborn Screening: Your Baby’s Blood Spots – Michigan BioTrust for Health Consent Brochure (Spanish)
A helpful brochure from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of facts about consenting for researchers to use your child’s residual blood spots for future health research (Spanish).
After Newborn Screening: Your Baby’s Blood Spots – Michigan BioTrust For Health Consent Brochure (Arabic)
A helpful brochure from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of facts about consenting for researchers to use your child’s residual blood spots for future health research (Arabic).
After Newborn Screening: Your Baby’s Blood Spots – Michigan BioTrust for Health Consent Brochure (Audio Recording)
An audio recording of a helpful brochure on the BioTrust from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services containing facts about parents consenting for researchers to use your child’s residual blood spots for future health research.
http://breeze.mdch.train.org/brochure2018/
CDC Birth Defects
This website provides information on birth defects in general. Sub-pages provide resources documenting the public health burden of birth defects and their complications in the United States. Statistics on the occurrence of some of the more common birth defects and links to additional information and resources can also be found here.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/index.html
After Newborn Screening: Your Baby’s Blood Spots – Michigan BioTrust for Health Consent Brochure
A helpful brochure from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of facts about consenting for researchers to use your child’s residual blood spots for future health research.
http://michigan.gov/documents/mdch/Biotrust_Book_327197_7.pdf
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
This governmental program is responsible for ensuring the health and well-being of the entire population of women, infants and children by connecting people to services, programs, agencies, maximize resources, and increase quality and effectiveness.
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
NIH Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDCR strives to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information.
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
NIH Child Health and Human Development
NICHD conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families and populations in order to improve health of all by reducing infant mortality, understanding reproductive health, fertility/infertility, learn about growth and development and examine, prevent and treat birth defects, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
This free weekly electronic newsletter from Georgetown University, provides timely reference to research, findings, policy developments, recently released publications, new programs and initiatives all affecting the maternal and child health community.
http://www.ncemch.org/