Prevention activities

• We advocate for prevention and wellness initiatives.
• Preventing prematurity is our current national campaign.
• Areas of focus also include newborn screening and immunizations.

What federal agencies are involved in premature birth activities?

Prematurity-related research is being conducted under the auspices of multiple federal agencies, including the very active Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.