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Page last updated: 10/26/11

 

Video Added: 10/26/11

Hundreds of thousands of new babies are born in Florida each year, but what many Floridians do not realize is that each one of those babies receives special testing within their first 48 hours of life called Newborn Screening.

And those screenings are all done by the Florida Department of Health’s laboratory in Jacksonville. Stefany Strong takes us on a road trip up to the state lab to show you what services they offer to protect your health.