Q: What is
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS)?
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS)
status denotes a hospital or other birthing facility where most infants
are screened for a hearing loss.
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Q: Where can I
find information or resource guides for UNHS programs?
The following links provide information
about implementing a UNHS program and other related topics.
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Q: How many
UNHS programs exist?
According to our partner, the National
Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), there are
approximately 2,500 such universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS)
programs.
Annually, NCHAM catalogues a list of
U.S. hospital-based programs that implement UNHS. To learn more about
which states are currently implementing UNHS, please visit the following
NCHAM site,
http://www.infanthearing.org/unhsprograms/index.html
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Q: What is the
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH)?
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing –
endorses early detection of, and intervention for, infants with hearing
loss (EHDI) through integrated, interdisciplinary state and national
systems of universal newborn hearing screening, evaluation, and
family-centered intervention. The goal of JCIH through EHDI is to
maximize linguistic and communicative competence and literacy development
for children who are hard of hearing or deaf. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/documents/
jcihyr2000.pdf
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Q: How many states
have legislated UNHS programs?
The following link will provide more
information regarding legislative mandates for UNHS,
http://www.infanthearing.org/legislative/index.html
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Sorry, we can't give you medical advice. Please talk
with your doctor for questions about yourself or your family. For other
information, please contact ehdi@cdc.gov