Evaluation of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program

Although there has been great progress in the number of infants screened for permanent hearing loss at birth, there has also been concern about loss to followup among families whose infants screen positive. This article presents findings from a survey of 55 state and territorial universal newborn hearing screening and intervention programs and 8 site visits to evaluate progress in reaching program goals and identify barriers to successful followup.

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Year of publication:	2010-08-30
Authors:	Shulman, Shanna ; Besculides, Melanie ; Saltzman, Anna ; Ireys, Henry ; White, Karl R. ; Forsman, Irene
Institutions:	Mathematica Policy Research
Keywords:	deaf hard of hearing early intervention newborn hearing screening

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Extent:	text/html
Series:	Mathematica Policy Research Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	9 pages long
Classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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