The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #51795

Brandt Culpepper, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Chamblee, GA 30341, 770/488-7478, BCulpepper@cdc.gov

As the number of hospitals implementing universal newborn hearing screening programs continues to rise, the importance of developing coordinated follow-up services within the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) system becomes increasingly important. While it is recognized that all professionals working with children cannot become experts in permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL), it is important for all practitioners to know what EHDI resources are available for infants and young children with hearing loss and their families. This session will review some of the key resources in national and state EHDI systems and will outline how best to locate additional resources and services that may be available regionally and locally. As professionals become more familiar with the overall EHDI system and learn to identify available services and resources, infants and young children with PCHL will receive more coordinated EHDI services.

Learning Objectives:

• -Participants will become familiar with the EHDI resources availabe on national, state, and regional, and local levels.
• -Participants will understand the necessity of locating EHDI services available in their practice area.
• -Participants will understand how to locate EHDI resources and services available in their practice area.

Keywords: Neonatal Screening,

Related Web page: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/default.htm

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.