Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN)
Programs
- Birth Defects Monitoring and Analysis
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
- Follow Along Program
- Longitudinal Follow-up for Newborn Screening Conditions
Related Sites
Contact Info
CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS
Local Public Health Partner Resources
The CYSHN LPH Partner Resources webpage contains information for LPH contacts who provide follow-up for children with birth defects and conditions identified through newborn screening and implement the Follow Along Program.
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Contact
- Email health.cyshn@state.mn.us for any questions. We ask that you include “local public health” in the subject line so that we can direct your questions to the correct staff.
- You can also call 651-201-3650.
- If you are a new LPH contact for CYSHN programs, please complete the Onboarding survey for new local public health staff.
Condition Follow-Up
(Birth Defects, EHDI, Heritable Conditions, cCMV)
- LPH follow-up manual (PDF)
- CYSHN condition follow-up onboarding for LPH (PDF)
- FAQs from LPH (PDF)
- MEDSS manual (PDF)
- LPH assessment wizard quick reference (PDF)
- CYSHN Omaha pathway (PDF)
- Omaha KBS rating supplement (PDF)
- Omaha system overview
- BDMA acuity assignments (PDF)
- BDMA flow chart (PDF)
- BDMA list of conditions tracked (PDF)
- EHDI hearing screening checklist (PDF)
- EHDI talking points for Early Intervention (PDF)
Follow Along Program
- Follow Along Program Update: FAQ for Local Public Health
- Follow Along Program Manual
- Ages and Stages® Resource Library
- Follow Along Program Tennessen warning
Follow Along Program semi-annual data reports are due every 6 months. Data for quarters 1 and 2 are due annually on July 31. Data for quarters 3 and 4 are due annually on January 31. Invoices for quarters 1 and 2 are due each year on August 20. Invoices for quarters 3 and 4 are due each year on February 20. Semi-annual data reports must be received prior to the invoice being paid.
After completing semi-annual data reporting for the program, please submit your invoice using the data reporting survey above, the separate FAP semi-annual invoicing survey, or send your invoice by email to health.cyshn@state.mn.us.