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Understanding
and Implementing Early Hearing Detection
and Intervention (EHDI) in Virginia: A Resource for Hospitals, Audiologists,
and Primary Care Providers
Overview
As
of July 1, 2000, all hospitals in Virginia with newborn nurseries or with
neonatal intensive care services are required to screen the hearing of
all newborns prior to discharge and toreport to the Virginia Department
of Health. Partnership for People with Disabilities's role is to coordinate
the effort to inform hospitals, physicians, audiologists, and early intervention
professionals about Virginia's Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
(Virginia EHDI) Program.
Major Activities
- Develop
training materials for target audiences (hospitals, audiologists,
and primary care providers) - Disseminate
materials using a variety of strategies
(e.g., Internet, direct mailing) - Promote the availability of training materials
- Provide ongoing training opportunities for target audiences to ensure understanding of unique roles and responsibilities and EHDI system implementation
Project
Staff
Ann
Cox, Project Director
Richard Corbett, Project Co-Coordinator
Kristi Lewis, Project Co-Coordinator
Contact
Ann Cox at
(804) 828-8244, acox@hsc.vcu.edu