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E = Excellent, G = Good, I = Insufficient
Province | Grade | Comments |
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B.C. | E | 97%+ babies screened. Province wide. Carefully designed program with clear standards, follow-up, tracking of births and outcomes. |
Ont. | G | 90%+ babies screened. |
N.S. | G | 95% babies screened, some limitations in reporting. |
PEI | G | 95% babies screened, program doesn't fully track births or outcomes. |
N.B. | G | Program doesn't fully track births or outcomes. |
N.L. | I | 90%+ babies screened, not province-wide, doesn't fully track births or outcomes. |
Yukon | I | 90%+ babies screened at main hospital, not territory-wide, doesn't fully track births or outcomes. |
Alta. | I | Majority babies unscreened, tracking varies, 2013 announcement of province-wide program hasn't been acted on. |
Que. | I | 20-25% babies screened, tracking varies, program promised in 2009 not fully implemented. |
Man. | I | 10-15% babies screened, but legislation introduced to develop program. |
Nunavut | I | Unknown coverage, tracking varies, standards not in place. |
Sask. | I | Unknown coverage, tracking varies, standards not in place. |
N.W.T. | I | Unknown coverage, tracking varies, standards not in place. |