Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC)

The group created to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the most appropriate application of universal newborn screening tests, technologies, policies, guidelines and standards for effectively reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns and children having, or at risk for, heritable disorders. Previously referred to as SACHDNC or DACHDNC.