Judi Tuerck Newborn Screening Follow-up and Education Award

The Judi Tuerck Newborn Screening Follow-up and Education Award honors a person working in newborn screening worldwide as judged by the Awards Selection Committee to have made significant and outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas: enhancing the caliber of the newborn screening system; improving follow-up and education; developing creative short-term follow-up strategies that significantly reduce the time to diagnosis and treatment of affected infants; developing or enhancing long-term follow-up strategies; establishing novel approaches or methods for managing the integration of new technologies in newborn screening; translating novel approaches or methods into best practices or guidelines for follow-up and education; providing innovative newborn screening follow-up training/education for best practices; or improving practices to ensure timely detection, reporting, intervention and treatment for newborns detected with disorders/conditions.

Formal recognition for this award takes place at the APHL Newborn Screening Symposium.