18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/06/2012 | 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM | Maximizing the Impact and Effectiveness of State EHDI Advisory Boards | Grand Ballroom A | 1
Maximizing the Impact and Effectiveness of State EHDI Advisory Boards
A national survey of state EHDI coordinators published in July, 2011, reported strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within 12 domains related to statewide EHDI programs. Among the four most frequently cited themes, the presence of an “active EHDI advisory board” emerged as one of the most important strengths for many states (Volta Review, 111 (2), Summer, 2011). Unfortunately, some states have no EHDI Advisory Board while others meet infrequently or on an irregular basis (Irene Forsman, July, 2011, personal communication). This session will examine the history of state EHDI advisory boards, their intended purpose, and how they can be employed optimally. We will summarize their current status in the U.S. and provide examples of successful models used in several states including strategies for involving non-state employees as advocates and change agents. Challenges and barriers to successful implementation will also be addressed. Time will be allotted for audience participation and discussion.
- Describe the current status of EHDI Advisory Boards in the U.S. List challenges associated with successful implementation of an EHDI advisory board Describe three models for successful implementation of an EHDI advisory board
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Jackson Roush
(POC,Co-Presenter), University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, jroush@med.unc.edu;
Dr. Roush is Professor and Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. He also serves as Director of the North Carolina LEND program and is co-chair of the NC EHDI Advisory Board. Dr. Roush has been a pediatric audiologist for 35 years.
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Ginger Mullin
(Co-Presenter), Illinois Department of Public Health, ginger.mullin@illinois.gov;
Dr. Ginger Mullin has a Bachelor’s degree Communication Disorders. She also holds a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Audiology. She has worked in pediatric audiology and the EHDI system since 1995 and became Illinois’ EHDI coordinator in 2005. During that time she has been the principal investigator for both the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants/ cooperative agreements. She has received specific training in pediatrics, public health, data management and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). As the EHDI Coordinator, Dr. Mullin has worked at the state and national level to promote newborn hearing screening, audiology diagnostics, targeted intervention, family-to-family support, stakeholder education and ongoing surveillance through age 3. She has presented regionally and nationally on pediatric assessment, amplification, the EHDI system of care, and partnering with families She has been part of the leadership teams for the Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC), EHDI-PALS, Virtual Site Visit Project (VSV), as well as the national EHDI Meeting. She has severed in many capacities, including the President for the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies. She is the co-leader of EHDI Chats a national forum for EHDI Coordinators to meet monthly and share seamlessly while stealing shamelessly from one another to enhance state programs. She has been nominated several time for the Antonio Maxon Award at the National EHDI Meeting and received the Seaver Vision Award. Dr. Mullin was also a key leader for the EHDI and GBYS program which received the Generating Real Action by Cultivating Engagement (GRACE) Award from Expecting Health and Baby’s First Test. Dr. Mullin sits on the Illinois Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and the Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention to guide work for children with low-incidence sensory disabilities.
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