Sarah Wilkerson Named VP Of The Save Babies Through Screening Foundation
After serving as board member since September of 2012, Sarah Wilkerson was just named vice president of The Save Babies Through Screening Foundation.
I am thrilled to be serving as the Vice President for the Save Babies Through Screening Foundation. I have enjoyed my years working with a dedicated group of people that all have a tremendous heart and drive to expand newborn screening in America and abroad. I am eager to take on more of a leadership role, and help continue to ensure that parents and families have a voice in this important system.
After serving as board member since September of 2012, Sarah Wilkerson was just named vice president of The Save Babies Through Screening Foundation. Sarah’s work as a newborn screening advocate began after the passing of her son Noah in 2009 from undiagnosed MCADD, when he was four days old. In her tenure with the foundation, she has spoken at the US Department of Health on numerous occasions. She was also featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s investigative series “Deadly Delays” in 2013 on timely newborn screening. That series, and Noah’s story, helped inspire federal legislation on timely newborn screening, and was added to the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, signed into law in December 2014. She actively follows the meetings on newborn screening in Washington DC, as well as updates being made in her home state of Colorado.
About the Save Babies Through Screening Foundation
Comprised of volunteers whose lives have been touched by newborn screening (NBS), Save Babies Through Screening Foundation is the only advocacy organization in the country dedicated to Newborn Screening. SBTS aims to educate parents, pediatric healthcare providers and policy makers about available comprehensive Newborn Screening, the importance of obtaining positive or other test results requiring follow-up actions within five days of birth and the importance of prompt confirmatory testing and treatment/management when required. The Foundation’s mission is to ensure that every newborn in the U.S. be screened successfully, effectively and comprehensively.
Save Babies Through Screening Foundation programs are supported by public contribution’s that help us deliver vital education, community services, and advocacy programs free of charge. Every gift, whether large or small, helps us protect children from the effects of these detectable and treatable disorders.
CONTACT: Save Babies Through Screening Foundation
http://www.savebabies.org
P. O. Box 42197
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Toll Free: 1-888-454-3383
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Newborn Screening- Contact Information
- Jill Levy-Fisch
- President
- The Saves Babies Through Screening Foundation
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