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Specific info on Tennessee:

Tennessee has a population of 6,346,105 according to the 2010 census.

New born Screening in Tennessee:

The testes that they preform are hearing tests, to see if the baby is deaf or partially. The other test that they do is to test genetic and Metabolic Disorders.

If they find a problem when a positive for a disease or disorder they begin to test even further. When doing this they test by blood work.

Galactokinase: In babies they cannot digest sugars found in milk. In Tennessee they test the babies blood that is pricked in Nashvillie. If found positive, they continue to do more testing.