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This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.


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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI)

Annotation: The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program at the National Center on Birth Defects and Hearlng Disorders collaborates with federal, national, and state agencies and organizations in assisting states and territories to develop and implement EHDI programs and assists states in building EHDI data and surveillance systems to improve their capacity to ensure that all infants are screened for hearing loss and receive appropriate follow-up services. It supports research efforts to identify causes of hearing loss, determines developmental outcomes and family issues, collectsInformation on referral rates from EHDI programs, assesses the effectiveness and cost of EHDI programs, uses information gained through the EHDI surveillance systems to find new and preventable causes of hearing loss, and maintains an information clearinghouse on issues related to EHDI that will be available through the EHDI web site and bi-monthly teleconferences.

Keywords: Hearing screening, Hearing tests, Neonatal screening, Newborn infants

   

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