Organization: Sphere speech and hearing care
Title: Exclusive awareness programme on kindergarten and primary school goers to screen for ear and hearing issues. A presentation to empower focus group too
Al title (for format and translation – not permanent:
Exclusive awareness program on kindergarten and primary school goers to screen for ear and hearing issues. A presentation to empower focus group too.
Description:
An awareness programme which constitutes a talk and focus group screening is scheduled to empower primary school teacher, support staffs and related professionals to identify high risk children for hearing loss using red flags planned using interactive sessions by the subject matter specialist in the respective field. This programme helps to achieve the concept of early identification and early intervention.
This programme is planned to conduct in a tier 3 zones where accessibility of subject matter professionals is challenging to deliver standard of care.
A team of four is housed at southern part of Tamilnadu (Athirampattinam) to accomplish the same.
Awareness material, screening checklist, audiology instrumentation, were carried out to implement the goal planned.
Primary site: SEAR- India
Region: SEAR
General Photos
Awareness pamplet
Undergoing hearing check to kindergarten class
Group picture post event
Types of Engagement:
Live event: No
Screening: Yes
Traditional media: Yes
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: persons with disabilities (including hearing loss), children and adolescents, rural or remote population
Met with individual policymaker: No
Participation of policy makers: No
Participation of influencers: Yes
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: Yes