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Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns
and Children
Next Meeting: September
22-23 | Agenda
First Meeting June 2004: Presentations
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The Advisory Committee on Heritable
Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children (ACHDGDNC) was
established to assist the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, by providing
- advice and recommendations
concerning the grants and projects authorized under the Heritable Disorders
Program and
- technical information to
develop policies and priorities for this program that will enhance the
ability of the State and local health agencies to provide for newborn
and child screening, counseling and health care services for newborns
and children having or at risk for heritable disorders.
Specifically, the Committee
shall advise and guide the Secretary regarding the most appropriate application
of universal newborn screening tests, technologies, policies, guidelines
and programs for effectively reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns
and children having or at risk for heritable disorders
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