The Quest for Early Identification and Intervention

Downs, Marion P.

doi:10.1055/s-2000-13467

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“…A national committee on neonatal hearing screening, chaired by Marion Downs was formed (Downs, 2000;Northern & Downs, 1991), and lead to the development of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH). The CHI has had an international influence on the screening of newborns.…”

Section: High Risk Registriesmentioning

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The work of the Village: Creating a new world for children with hearing loss and their families

Yoshinaga-Itano¹,

Thomson²

2008

International Journal of Audiology

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Though the health and economic issues in developing countries may create situations in which the development of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs could seem insurmountable, developing countries have some resources that are not easily available to those in the developed world. Developing countries often have well-organized communities in which members work together for the benefit of the individuals within their communities as well as a willingness to learn strategies that can improve the lives of individuals in their communities. Paradoxically, there also exists societal intolerance for disabilities that can result in stigmatization and ultimate isolation of affected families. Hopefully, education within these communities can begin to overcome historical intolerance. While some might argue that sufficient financial resources are the key to the development of an EHDI system, the Colorado system, although grateful for all financial resources, is dependent, first and foremost upon the human resources. This article provides information about the history of the Colorado system in the hopes that lessons learned will provide valuable input to others facing similar challenges.

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Section: High Risk Registriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The work of the Village: Creating a new world for children with hearing loss and their families

Yoshinaga-Itano¹,

Thomson²

2008

International Journal of Audiology

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“…Narrowing such avoidable disparities in healthcare remains an important imperative from an ethical and human rights perspective (Braveman & Gruskin, 2003). Fortunately a renewed call was recently made upon developed nations to assist developing countries with the introduction and implementation of NHS programs, which has at least shed more light on this hidden healthcare concern (Downs, 2000;Swanepoel et al, 2004;.…”

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A novel service delivery model for infant hearing screening in developing countries

Swanepoel

Louw

Hugo

2007

International Journal of Audiology

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Newborn hearing screening is the procedure of choice for ensuring optimal outcomes for infants with hearing loss, whether in a developed or developing country. Unfortunately, apart from a small number of recent exceptions, newborn hearing screening has been a practice reserved for the developed world. Despite the prevailing challenges towards implementing hearing screening in developing countries, there are existing structures in these countries that need to be investigated as possible platforms from which programs can be actualized. Immunization clinics, constituting part of a primary healthcare approach characteristic of developing countries, offer one such a platform. A novel service delivery model, based on initial results from a pilot study, was developed for infant hearing screening at immunization clinics in South Africa as an integrated part of primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of healthcare. This type of model is a first step toward ensuring that infants with hearing loss in developing communities are afforded opportunities for optimal development and societal integration through accountable and contextually relevant early hearing detection and intervention services.

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The Quest for Early Identification and Intervention

Cited by 2 publications

References 17 publications

The work of the Village: Creating a new world for children with hearing loss and their families

The work of the Village: Creating a new world for children with hearing loss and their families

A novel service delivery model for infant hearing screening in developing countries

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