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Child LINK

 


ChildLINK
L
inking Information NetworKs for Children

ChildLINK is a University of Maine/Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention collaboration aimed at helping families raise healthy children through early childhood screening and follow-up. The ChildLINK database integrates the information from the State of Maine Electronic Birth Certificate with information from the Newborn Hearing Screen, the Newborn Metabolic Screen, and the Birth Defects Registry. The goal of this collaboration is to help families receive information and appropriate services that will benefit both parents and children.

Funding Period:

2000-present

Funding Sources:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Contact Persons:

Shihfen Tu, Principal Investigator
shihfen.tu@umit.maine.edu
207/581-9064 (V)
800/203-6957 (V/TTY)
Craig Mason, Co-Principal Investigator
craig.mason@umit.maine.edu
207/581-9059 (V)
800/203-6957 (V/TTY)

ChildLINK Resources:

 

Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall, Rm 114
The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469
Phone: 207/581-1084


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Orono, Maine 04469
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