Infant hearing program
Arkansas Department of Health
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Who are we?
Who are we?
The Arkansas Department of Health's Infant Hearing Program (IHP) is a coordinated system of care that promotes early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) for all newborns, infants, and young children to support language development.
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What services do we provide?
What services do we provide?
The IHP programs coordinates with families and healthcare professionals to assist in identifying children that are at risk for developing a hearing condition or are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Contacting families to identify next steps for evaluation.
Identifying local providers for additional testing.
Referring to early intervention programs.
Promoting family-to-family support.
Who do we provide services for?
Who do we provide services for?
The IHP facilitates the state’s EHDI program by providing follow-up to families with children between the ages of 0-3 that do not pass the newborn hearing screening. The program works with families and healthcare professions to ensure the child receives additional testing and is connected to early intervention services if identified with a hearing condition. All children should be screened by 1 month of age, receive diagnostic evaluation by 3 months of age if they do not pass the screening, and enroll in early intervention services by 6 months of age if identified with a hearing condition.
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Data & Facts
Data & Facts
2-3 per 1,000 children are born Deaf or Hard of Hearing, 90% of these children have hearing parents.
for more information about this program, please contact:
for more information about this program, please contact:
(501) 280-4740
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