Kansas
Capital: Topeka
Population: 2,744,687 (2005)
Land Area: 81,815 square miles
Persons per square mile: 33.3 (2005)
Births/year: ~40,000
Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, and Topeka
Source: Kansas Dept. Health and Environment
State Poster: Genetics in Kansas 2009
State Links
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- University of Kansas
- Kansas City Cancer Centers
- Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment
- Kansas Newborn Screening Program
State Program Contacts
- State Genetics Coordinator
Jamey Kendall, RN, BSN
Newborn Screening Follow-Up
Children's Developmental Services
1000 SW Jackson Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
Tel: (785) 291-3363 or (800) 332-6262
Fax: (785) 296-2950 - State Neonatal Laboratory Director
Colleen Peterson
Kansas Health & Environmental Lab.
Forbes Field., Bldg. 740
Topeka, KS 66620-0001
Tel: (785) 296-1650
Fax: (785) 296-1641
Email - Newborn Screening Coordinators
Linda Williams and Jamey Kendall
Newborn Screening Follow-Up
Children's Developmental Services
1000 SW Jackson Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
Linda Williams: (785) 296-3617
Jamey Kendall: (785) 291-3363
Tel: (800) 332-6262
Fax: (785) 296-2950
Linda's Email
Jamey's Email - Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Director
Marc Shiff
Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
1000 SW Jackson Suite 220
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274
Tel: (785) 296-1316 or (800) 332-6262
Fax: (785) 296-8616
Email - SoundBeginnings Newborn Screening Program
Liz Abbey, M.A. CCC-A
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Audiologist/EHDI Coordinator
Tel: (785) 368-7167
Fax: (785) 291-3493