2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/02/2021 | 1:45 PM - 2:05 PM | Lessons in Logistics: EHDI Readiness for Active Duty Military Families | Topical Breakout
Lessons in Logistics: EHDI Readiness for Active Duty Military Families
Track: Follow-up, Tracking and Data Management, EHDI Program Enhancement
Authors: Rosabel Agbayani, BA, BS, MPH, Chelsea Hull, MA, and Petra Landreau, BA
Affiliations: 1) Hands & Voices Military Project
Active Duty military families make up less than one half of 1% of the population (CFR, 2020) and are a diverse community. More than one third of all U.S. military personnel self-identify as an ethnic or racial minority (DoD, 2012). Compared to white, non-Hispanic military personnel are disproportionately represented in the enlisted ranks (and thus receive lower salaries) and often have less education (DoD, 2012). As an EHDI or NHSP coordinator, do you know if children of military families are reaching the 1, 3, 6 goals once they leave your state? Should there be a requirement for NHSP coordinators to collect and report data on military families specifically to reduce loss to follow-up? During this session the Hands & Voices Military Project (HVMP) will share preliminary results of a qualitative survey from family experiences following their child's hearing level identification. Representation of these results will be highlighted by a parent sharing their story. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the specific challenges of active duty families through an interactive experience. Attendees will be asked to generate ideas to improve protocols in screening, tracking, data management, and enrolling military families into Early Intervention services.
Contact Information:
Chelsea Hull, MA
handsandvoicesmp@gmail.com
(858) 699-3066
- Identify areas of program improvement for screening, tracking, data management and enrolling military families into early interventions services.
- Identify health disparities of active duty families and its impact on EHDI outcomes.
- Understand the importance of data collection of military families to track outcomes of infants identities through NHSP.
Presentation:
23278_13567RosabelAgbayani.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Rosabel Agbayani
(), Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, Rnagbayani@rchsd.org;
Rosabel Agbayani, MPH is a Pediatric Clinical Researcher at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from CSU San Marcos, a Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education from Utah State University, and a Masters in Public Health from National University. She is a parent of a child who is Hard of Hearing and the current president of California Hands & Voices.
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Chelsea Hull
(), Hands & Voices, Handsandvoicesmp@gmail.com;
Mrs. Chelsea Hull is an Active Duty Navy spouse of 9 years. She holds a BA and MA in Deaf Education and has worked as a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in four different states over the last 20 years. Mrs. Hull is the co-founder of the Hands & Voices Military Project which support families of children with hearing loss who are Active Duty and retired military. Learn more about the Military Project at https://www.handsandvoices.org/resources/military/index.html. Email them at handsandvoicesmp@gmail.com.
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Petra Landreau
(), Hands & Voices, Ptkc@rocketmail.com;
Petra Landreau is an Active Duty Coast Guard spouse. Together she and her husband have 7 children over a span of 17 years. Her third son, Ethan, had an invisible element many professionals and therapists weren’t able to clearly diagnose. In 2019, the Landreau transferred to Anchorage, AK where Ethan was fitted with hearing aids and noted as having a progressive hearing loss. Her journey of understanding her child is still in motion. Mrs. Landreau is a new member of Hands & Voices and hopes her son’s story of hearing screening, relocation, and search for answers can promote positive change within the EHDI system.
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