Early Childhood Health Variables

	State choices to promote quality			State choices to promote quality	State choices to promote quality
	7 Screenings for children <1 year (FY 2010)	4 Screenings for children 1-2 years (FY 2010)	3 Screenings for children 3-5 years (FY 2010)	Require newborn screening for the 29 metabolic deficiencies/disorders recommended by the March of Dimes (2012)1
National	9	40	47	33
Connecticut	No	No	No	Yes
Ohio	No	No	No	Yes
Oregon	No	No	No	No
Alaska	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	No	No	Yes	Yes
New York	No	No	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	No	No	Yes	No
Oklahoma	No	No	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	No	No	Yes	Yes
Tennessee	No	No	Yes	No
Washington	No	No	Yes	No
Arkansas	No	No	Yes	Yes
Iowa	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maryland	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	No	Yes	Yes	No
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Montana	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Hampshire	No	Yes	Yes	No
New Jersey	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virginia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Missouri	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kentucky	No	Yes	Yes	No
Minnesota	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nevada	No	Yes	Yes	No
Utah	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Florida	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maine	No	Yes	Yes	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	No	Yes	Yes	No
Illinois	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vermont	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alabama	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arizona	No	Yes	Yes	No
California	No	Yes	No	No
Colorado	No	Yes	Yes	No
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kansas	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	No	Yes	Yes	No
Nebraska	No	Yes	Yes	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Data Notes & Sources