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Last Modified: 05/27/2011

2011 EHDI Orientation Kit

• Section 1: Technical Support for EHDI
  • Letter from Karl White, Director, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) [PDF]
  • Network Consultant Contact Information [PDF]
• Section 2: Guidelines and Position Statements
  • National Goals, Program Objectives, and Performance Measures for the EHDI Tracking and Surveillance System [PDF]
  • Year 2007 JCIH Executive Summary [PDF]
  • Year 2007 JCIH Clarification Statement [PDF]
  • Year 2007 JCIH Position Statement [PDF]
  • Universal Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns: US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (2008) [PDF]
  • AAP, Medical Home Initiative for Children With Special Needs Project Advisory Committee (2006) [PDF]
  • ASHA, Roles, Knowledge, and Skills: Audiologists Providing Clinical Services to Infants and Young Children Birth to 5 Years of Age [PDF]
  • ASHA, Guidelines for the Audiologic Assessment of Children from Birth to 5 Years of Age [PDF]
  • DSHPSHWA Mission and Outcomes Statement [PDF]
• Section 3: Hearing Loss
  • Common Causes of Hearing Loss (Harvard Medical School) [PDF]
  • Hearing Loss, Genetics and Your Child (American College of Medical Genetics) [PDF]
  • Newborn Screening ACT Sheet [Congenital Hearing Loss >30db] [PDF]
  • Degrees and Types of Hearing Loss [PDF]
  • Newborn Hearing Screening—A Silent Revolution (Morton & Nance, 2006) [PDF]
• Section 4: Program Evaluation
  • Conducting Evaluations of Statewide EHDI Programs (NCHAM) [PDF]
  • "SMART" Objectives (March of Dimes) [PDF]
  • Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health (CDC) [PDF]
• Section 5: Newborn Hearing Screening
  • C. Everett Koop, M.D., Pursuing Excellence in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention [PDF]
  • Programs and Pediatrics, Volume 126 Supplement, August 2010 [PDF]
  • How does Newborn Hearing and Screening Work? (Babyhearing.org) [PDF]
  • Newborn Hearing Screening Program Checklist (ASHA) [PDF]
  • Success of Infant Screening Creates Urgent Need for Better Follow-up (Nemes, 2006) [PDF]
  • Developing a Strong Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (Farrell, 2009) [PDF]
• Section 6: Diagnostic Hearing Test
  • Hearing Assessment in Infants and Children: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening (APA, 2009) [PDF]
• Section 7: Medical Evaluations
  • Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention: Guidelines for Pediatric Medical Home Providers (APA, 2003) [PDF]
  • Facts About Genetic Testing (Harvard Medical School) [PDF]
  • Newborn Screening ACT Sheet (ACMG, 2006) [PDF]
  • American College of Medical Genetics, Hearing Loss Flow Chart (2006) [PDF]
  • Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (2007) [PDF]
• Section 8: Early Intervention
  • Speech and Language Developmental Milestones (NIDCD) [PDF]
  • Current State of Knowledge: Language and Literacy of Children with Hearing Impairment (Moeller, et al, 2007) [PDF]
  • Zero to Three [PDF]
  • Part C of the IDEA: Early Intervention [PDF]
• Section 9: Cultural Competency
  • US Department of Health and Human Services, The Office of Minority Health, What is Cultural Competency [PDF]
  • National Standards on Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) [PDF]
  • Unnatural Causes Series [PDF]
• Section 10: Deaf Culture
  • Deaf Culture, Pep Net Tip sheet, Rochester Institute of Technology People, MA Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing [PDF]
  • Guidelines for Effective Communication with Deaf, Late-Deafened, and Hard of Hearing People [PDF]
• Section 11: Family Support
  • Where Families Find Support Diagram [PDF]
  • Hands and Voices – Mission [PDF]
  • Family Voices – Mission [PDF]
• Section 12: Early Childhood Hearing Screening
  • Early Childhood Hearing Screening: Not Just for Newborns Anymore (NCHAM) [PDF]
• Section 13: Hot Topics
  • The Impact of Privacy Regulations (NCHAM) [PDF]
  • Loss to Follow-Up in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (ASHA) [PDF]
• Section 14: Resources
  • Internet Resources [PDF]
  • National EHDI Resource Center Collaborating Agencies [MS Word]
  • NCHAM E-Book
  • Communicate With Your Child Brochure [PDF]
  • Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC) DVD
• Section 15: Funding
  • 111th Congress of the United States of America, An Act to Amend the Public Health Services Act regarding early detection, diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss [PDF]
  • HRSA, Tips for Grant Writing and Submitting Good Grant Proposals, May 2010 [PDF]