Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau EARLY & CONTINUOUS SCEENING Debra Kiel-Dickens

Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau Early & Continuous Screening The HRSA component of the President’s New Freedom Initiative calls for the “expansion and strengthening of newborn screening programs” and promotion of “ongoing screening of Children with Special Health care Needs (CSHCN).

Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau One of the six CSHCN performance measures. All children will be screened early and continuously for special health care needs.

Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau Early & Continuous Screening Early identification is critical: Provision of appropriate services and ongoing assessments Reduce long term consequences Support families

Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau Early & Continuous Screening Screening will occur in the medical home Involves appropriate, timing, ongoing assessments, referrals and follow-up Practices are applicable to a wide variety of conditions