National Birth Defects Prevention Network

primary prevention strategies; and assists families and their providers in secondary disabilities prevention. To fulfill its mission, the Network pursues the following goals:
-Improve access and application of information about the prevalence and trends of birth defects.
-Increase collaboration between members within the birth defects community.
-Advance science through birth defects surveillance and its application to public health efforts and resource allocation. The objectives of the NBDPN are to:
-Improve the quality of birth defect surveillance data.
-Promote scientific collaboration for the prevention of birth defects.
-Provide technical assistance for the development of uniform methods of data collection.
-Facilitate the communication and dissemination of information related to birth defects.
-Collect, analyze, and disseminate state and population-based birth defect surveillance data.
-Encourage the use of birth defect data for decisions regarding health services planning (secondary disabilities prevention and services).