Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease characterized by the buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage many of the body's organs. CF is the most common life limiting, recessive genetic disorder in Caucasians with an incidence of 1 in 3,200 newborns in the U.S. It is less common in African and Asian Americans. Learn more about CF from the National Institutes of Health.
Cystic fibrosis is one of 55 congenital disorders for which New Jersey screens newborn children, usually before they go home from the hospital.
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.
Commissioner
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey is home to over 2,000 licensed hospitals, nursing homes, and medical care facilities. The New Jersey Department of Health works to ensure that citizens receive appropriate levels of care in every regulated facility.
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health conditions.
