Description of Collaborative Activity: |
This is Federal collaboration program involving the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). NIDCD collaborates on early identification and diagnosis of hearing loss and intervention services for newborns and infants. HRSA funds awards to states and healthcare providers to screen newborns and young children for hearing loss. CDC funds states to develop data systems to track hearing loss. NIDCD also funds research grants to scientists throughout the US to study early hearing detection and intervention services. Regular (roughly quarterly) meetings with federal partners, currently organized and facilitated by HRSA. |
