Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
Population: 1,747,214 (2/3 pop. in eastern 1/3 state)
Land Area: 78,877 square miles
Persons per square mile: 22.3 (2000)
Births/year: 27,104 (2007)
Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island
Source: Nebraska Dept. Health and Human Services
State Poster: Nebraska State Genetics Poster
State Links
- Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation (MMI)
- Creighton University Medical Center
- Nebraska Health and Human Services System
- Nebraska Newborn Screening Program
- Boys Town National Research Hospital
State Program Contacts
- State Genetics Coordinator
Julie Miller, Program Manager
Newborn Screening & Genetics
NE Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Tel: (402) 471-6733
Fax: (402) 471-1863
Email
- State Newborn Screening Laboratory Director
Joseph Quashnock, PhD, PerkinElmer Genetics Inc.
90 Emerson Rd
Bridgeville PA 15017
Tel: (412) 220-2300
Email - Newborn Screening Coordinator
Julie Miller, Program Manager
Newborn Screening & Genetics
NE Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Tel: (402) 471-6733
Fax: (402) 471-1863
Email - Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Director
Ginger Goomis
Nebraska Health & Human Services
Department of Social Services
Special Services for Children & Adults
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Tel: (402) 471-9345
Email