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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey

Reinstatement with Change

Marcus Gaffney

Project Officer

1600 Clifton Rd. MS E-88

Atlanta, GA 30333

(404) 498-3031

[email protected]

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Healthy People 2010, Objective 28-11

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Vision and Hearing

Source: http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/HTML/Volume2/28Vision.htm#_Toc489325915

Vision and Hearing

Goal: Improve the visual and hearing health of the Nation through prevention, early detection, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Healthy People 2010 Objectives

Hearing
28-11	Newborn hearing screening, evaluation, and intervention
28-12	Otitis media
28-13	Rehabilitation for hearing impairment
28-14	Hearing examination
28-15	Evaluation and treatment referrals
28-16	Hearing protection
28-17	Noise-induced hearing loss in children
28-18	Noise-induced hearing loss in adults

Hearing

28-11.		(Developmental) Increase the proportion of newborns who are screened for hearing loss by age 1 month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months, and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services by age 6 months.

Potential data sources: State-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program Network, CDC and/or specific State data.

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