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
651-201-3650
1-800-728-5420 (toll-free)
Contact Info
Children and Youth with Special Health Needs
651-201-3650
1-800-728-5420 (toll-free)
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 condition follow-up and implement the Follow Along Program.
Featured
- Video library
- MEDSS login
- MEDSS overview
- 2026 CYSHN Local Public Health Workshops (PDF)
Follow Along Program
- Follow Along Program Update: FAQ for Local Public Health (PDF)
- Follow Along Program Manual (PDF)
- Ages and Stages® Resource Library
- Follow Along Program Tennessen warning (PDF)
Print Materials
- Follow Along Program Materials Request Form
- One-page flyer (English, PDF)
- Bookmark (English, PDF)
- Postcard (English, PDF)
Condition Follow-Up
- 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)
HIPAA and condition follow-up Tennessen
- HIPAA and newborn screening (PDF)
- HIPAA and newborn hearing screening, diagnosis, and intervention (PDF)
- HIPAA and the Birth Defects Information System (BDIS) (PDF)
- Birth Defects Information System (BDIS) reporting fact sheet (PDF)
- Tennessen statement: sample phone script (PDF)
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.
Last Updated: 11/06/2026