CDC EHDI's new online section for Professionals and
Parents is intended to help you find the information you want about
infant hearing loss and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
programs.
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Key information about infant hearing loss and EHDI
is organized into five parts which are listed below.
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Recently added information (including about
HIPAA) related to Professional and Parents can be found in the
EHDI Happenings section.
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Click here to go to EHDI's New
Education Materials page to see the latest materials available.
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A
Parent's Guide to Hearing Loss (interactive CD-ROM)
Available online
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Frequently Asked
Questions (provides answers to some commonly asked questions about
hearing screening).
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Screening Guidelines
(provides information about current screening guidelines,
recommendations, and position statements related to infant hearing
loss).
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CDC EHDI Fact Sheet
(one page downloadable sheet which provides information about infant
hearing loss, the role of the CDC EHDI program, and other related
information)
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NEW!
Early
Intervention: Communication and Language for Families of Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing Infants
![Adobe PDF document](images/pdf.ht2.gif)
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NEW!
Parent's
Guide to Genetics
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Useful Links (provides a
list links and short descriptions to over 30 organizations involved with
infant hearing loss).
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Contact Us (if you
want to know more about EHDI or have questions visit this page to find
out how to contact CDC EHDI).
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EHDI Happenings
The latest
information for professionals and parents
EHDI State
Profile:
State EHDI Profile is a searchable, online database that provides
specific information about EHDI programs in states and territories. The
Profile database currently consists of answers to a small subset of EHDI
related questions, with additional questions being added throughout this
year. The database is intended to:
The Profile database can be searched by:
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State Profile:
Displays all questions with answers for a specific state/territory.
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State
Comparison: Displays all states/territories with responses to
a selected question.
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Word(s) in the
Answer: Displays any answer from a state/territory containing
the selected search word(s).
Please note this
database is still underdevelopment and therefore some information for
states and territories is not yet available.
Diagnosing Speech and Language Disorders:
AHRQ's (Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality) recently released the summary of a new
evidence report by AHRQ's Practice Center at the
Research Triangle Institute/University of North
Carolina entitled
Criteria for Determining Disability in Speech and
Language Disorders. The report evaluates
the reliability and validity of 18 instruments commonly used by speech
and language clinicians to diagnose the presence and severity of speech
and language disorders. The report also presents the evidence available
on using these instruments to predict future communication impairment
and/or speech-language functioning.
AHRQ Summary Report![Adobe reader symbol](images/pdf.ht2.gif)
HIPAA
Information:
Answers to
questions about the HIPAA rule
are now available
For more about HIPAA, privacy, and other related items
visit the CDC Information Council
website
and look under the legislation tab on the left hand side of the page.
HIPAA: Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
EHDI Bulletin Board
The online
EHDI Bulletin Board is a place where questions, answers, and
discussions on topics relevant to operating a successful EHDI program
can be found. The Bulletin Board is co-sponsored by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and
the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management at Utah State
University,
Immunization
hotline for deaf and hard of hearing:
A new phone service for immunization information has
been established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The National Immunization Information Hotline for deaf or hard of
hearing individuals
has a TTY service (being operated by the American Social Health
Association) for callers who need answers regarding childhood and adult
immunizations, vaccine safety, and vaccine-preventable diseases. Callers
to the hotline, which can be reached at (800)
243-7889 between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, will find health communications specialists ready to provide
free confidential and individualized information
in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Medical
referrals and information about local or state coalitions and agencies
are also available.
The hearing community may receive the same service
between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. during the week as well by calling
(800) 232-2522 (English) or (800) 232-0233
(Spanish).
Documents
bearing the
logo are in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the
free
Adobe Acrobat Reader for proper viewing.
Visit http://www.adobe.com/
to get a free copy of Adobe
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Date:
March 19, 2009
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities