19th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 8-10, 2020 • Kansas City, MO
3/09/2020 | 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | The Three C's: Convene, Connect and Collaborate | Empire C
The Three C's: Convene, Connect and Collaborate
Public Health has a long history in the role of convener. Many state EHDI programs are housed in public health agencies and are in a unique position to bring together families, consumers, medical professionals, with early interventionists, educators and policy makers at the state level to create positive change for deaf and hard of hearing children. The Massachusetts EHDI Program will describe the growth of its role in overseeing a legislatively mandated Advisory Committee, to a pediatric diagnostic audiology group and most recently a larger stakeholder group modeled after the state gatherings held at the EHDI meeting and a learning community. These groups have provided the opportunity to bring together families, consumers, and professionals across the state to share information and provide networking opportunities. Meaningful engagement of all parties requires mutual trust and the common goal of ensuring positive outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing children. Examples will be provided of successful collaborations.
- Participant will be able to describe the role of public health in EHDI systems.
- Participant will be able to describe the cross section of EHDI programs and other systems of care.
- Participants will be able to provide examples of collaborative opportunities.
Presentation:
21060_12677SarahStone.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Sarah Stone
(), MA Dept. of Public Health, sarah.stone@state.ma.us;
Sarah Stone is the Director of the Massachusetts Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program. She has a hearing loss and has been with the program for over 20 years. She has developed programming for families, including social and educational events. She is a member of the state's Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.