Medicaid improvements for low income pregnant women and children. Standards to protect the health of mothers and children enrolled in managed health care plans. Initiatives to prohibit genetic discrimination in health insurance, and to protect patient privacy. Projects to test community-based strategies to reduce infant mortality. Federal and state funding for services, including prenatal and child health care and newborn genetic screening.
Birth defects surveillance and research programs at the international, federal, and state levels.
Prevention programs to improve maternal, infant, and child health Preconception programs including increased use of folic acid, family planning and other services. Substance abuse prevention and treatment for pregnant women and their babies. Programs to immunize children, research to develop new vaccines, and efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Continuing professional education and consumer oriented education programs to promote health behaviors. Programs to reduce exposure to environmental and reproductive hazards that are associated with birth defects.