Resources for Newly Identified Infants R25 Grant funded through National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Resource Development and Dissemination: 3 Audiences Physicians –linking follow up services with the medical home Early intervention providers –supporting best practices for the youngest learners and their families Parents/family members –providing information and support

R25 Dissemination Grant Three Year Funding Period (2000 – 2003) Build on foundation from previous dissemination efforts:

Pediatric Community: Development plan Focus Groups with Pediatricians Validate results using on line survey with streaming audio Develop Resources responsive to Physician needs March 1, 2002

Collaborators in Physician Research BTNRH DiscoverWhy University of Nebraska NCHAM With support from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Family-Centered Early Intervention Specialists Goal: Develop resources for service providers Collaboration with Marion Downs National Center and other leading centers in birth-3 services for D/HH infants Currently developing training materials (e.g., video tapes; fact sheets)

Resources for Families www.babyhearing.org Repurposing of web materials in alternate forms (brochures, fact sheets, videotape)                                       

First Steps…Newborn Screening Next Steps…My Baby has a hearing loss

                                                                                         Hearing and Amplification Language & Learning Parent to Parent

For More Information Contact: Mary Pat Moeller Boys Town National Research Hospital 555 N 30th St Omaha, NE 68131 402-498-6521 Moeller@boystown.org