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

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

6. 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)

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

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

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Hearing and Amplification
Language & Learning
Parent to Parent

10. For More Information Contact:
Mary Pat Moeller
Boys Town National Research Hospital 555 N 30th St
Omaha, NE 68131