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 Alaska
EHDI
Information
Early
Hearing
Detection & Intervention
(EHDI)
Contact:
Name: Margaret
Lanier
Kossler;
MPH,
CHES
Contact: Phone:907/269-3466
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Fax:907/269-3465
Web site: www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/wcfh/newborn/default.htm
Resources
for
Parents
Description
of
EHDI
Program: Newborn
Hearing Screening: Alaska EHDI Program
Alaska’s Universal Newborn
Hearing Screening (UNHS)
(Click
here to order this brochure) includes
basic information about newborn hearing screening, including information about
what the screening is and why it is being done, and strives to represent all
Alaskans by including photos of children from various ethnic backgrounds. The
brochure is intended for pregnant mothers, those women that have just given birth,
and the general public. Ideal locations for delivery of the brochure include,
but are not limited to, childbirth and prenatal classes, ob/gyns offices, mother
baby units, and birthing centers.
“What’s the Next Step?” brochure (Click
here to order this
brochure) includes information about who parents should contact in
their community for further testing regarding a suspected hearing loss
and why
this is important
in terms of reducing or minimizing developmental delays. “What’s
the Next Step?” is intended for parents of newborns who refer, or
do not pass, the hearing screening in the nursery. It will be available
for
nurses, audiologists and other health care providers who work with children
and hearing
loss, to deliver to parents as needed.
Basic Information About Hearing Loss (Click
here to order this brochure) was developed in a format easy for parents to read and locate information about
what
should be done next after a hearing loss is detected, who to contact, why the
hearing loss may have occurred, and other basics regarding how best for parents
to help an infant/child with hearing loss. The brochure is a condensed version
of the parent resource manual and may prove more appropriate for families to
receive immediately following a confirmed hearing loss diagnosis, rather than
the manual.
Alaska’s
Early Hearing
Detection & Intervention
(EHDI)
parent
resource
manual (Click
here
to
order/download
this
manual)
is
in
a
format
easy
for
parents
to
read
and
divided
into
sections
to
make
it
simple
to
locate
information such
as
introductions,
frequently
asked
questions,
checklists,
resources,
and
terminology.
Included
in
the
manual
are
topics
including
information
regarding
hearing
loss,
tests,
early
intervention,
advocacy,
March 20, 2007 communication
options,
and
educational
Television
March 20, 2007
and
Radio
Public
Service
Announcements
(PSAs) were
developed
as
part
of
a
public
awareness
March 19, 2007
campaign
aimed
at
educating
families
throughout
Alaska,
and
particularly
those
residing
in
rural
communities,
about
the
early
hearing
detection
beginning
with
newborn
hearing
screening.
Resources
for
Providers
Alaska’s
Universal
Newborn
Hearing
Screening
Hospital
Orientation
Manual comprehensively
details
steps
necessary
to
implementing
successful
newborn
hearing
screening
programs
in
birthing
facilities.
This
manual
was
developed
for
Alaskan
communities,
specifically
accounting
for
additional
challenges
placed
on
rural
locations.
The
manual
is
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