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Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (SACHDNC)

This committee works to reduce morbidity and mortality in newborns and children who are at risk for heritable disorders by recommending a Uniform Screening Panel for newborn screening.

Link to resource:
http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/heritabledisorders/

US Surgeon General’s Family Health History Initiative

This initiative focuses on the importance of family history and encourages all American families to learn more about their own histories and provides a Family History Portrait Tool to track and share this information among family members.

Link to resource:
http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/