“Moving the Needle” means continuing to improve systems in order to ensure improved outcomes for ALL children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. NCHAM strives to work diligently with partners at all federal, state—and even international—levels to make improvements for all children who are D/HH a reality. See some of the ways NCHAM is showing it’s commitment
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/
NEW Family Centered Care Coordination Policy Statement
This newly released American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement outlines essential partnerships critical to a framework of integrated care for children and youth across multiple systems. This statement provides practical application of care coordination integration in practices and communities. An accompanying article in AAP News highlights the importance of this policy in practice.
Link: http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/about/newsletter/index.aspx#1
The Earliest Interventions: When Parents Discover They Have a Deaf Child
Link: http://raisingandeducatingdeafchildren.org/the-earliest-interventions-when-parents-discover-they-have-a-deaf-child
Did you know that Text4Baby contains important messages about newborn hearing screening and follow up?
Read about Text4Baby’s latest research demonstrating its effectiveness – STUDY: EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXT4BABY: A recently-released study demonstrates the effectiveness of the Text4baby program. Initial Outcomes From a 4-Week Follow-Up Study of the Text4baby Program in the Military Women’s Population: Randomized Controlled Trial found that targeted beliefs, including those about the importance of prenatal health care, the risk of alcohol use during pregnancy and the importance of prenatal vitamins were more likely to improve given exposure to Text4baby. The study was led by the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at George Washington University and the Madigan Army Medical Center and was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The study authors concluded that Text4baby reduces health risk beliefs targeted by the text messages. Click here to learn more or to review the study
Link: https://text4baby.org/index.php/news/458-new-study-finds-text-messaging-program-benefits-pregnant-women
Making the case for financing health care for children and youth with special health care needs?
4 ways the Catalyst Center State-at-a-glance Chartbook can help
Link: http://www.hdwg.org/catalyst/online-chartbook/?utm_source=nwsltr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chartbook
Webinar on 6/16 Regarding Parental Satisfaction with Rooming In Newborn Hearing Screening Services
Come join us to learn more about rooming-in newborn hearing screening outcomes and parent satisfaction.
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/parental-satisfaction-june-2014.html
What You Should Know About Your Child's Hearing
According to the National Institute of Health, two to three of every 1,000 children in the United States are born deaf or hard-of-hearing. In my own family’s case, all three of my children were born with normal hearing. When my oldest child David was almost three, I suspected a decline in his hearing.
Link: https://piccolouniverse.com/en/grow/1043-what-you-should-know-about-your-child-s-hearing
CMV Public Health and Policy Conference Agenda is Now Online
The CMV Conference agenda is now available online! Use the link to view the details!
Link: http://cmv.usu.edu/Agenda.cfm
June edition of Probes and Tips is now available
Spotlight on New Mexico: Seeds Being Planted and Nurtured
Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs154/1102782899287/archive/1117445496284.html
Boys Town National Research Hospital Offering Professional Education
Boys Town National Research Hospital has several opportunities for professional education – both onsite and online. For dates and details, check out their website.