Organization: Dalhousie University
Title: Dalhousie’s SCSD World Hearing Day Event
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Dalhousie’s SCSD World Hearing Day event
Description:
On March 3, 2026, Dalhousie’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders hosted a World Hearing Day event as part of the World Health Organization’s annual campaign to increase awareness of ear and hearing care. The event, organized by Audiology students under faculty supervision, aimed to advocate for hearing health while promoting interprofessional learning across the Faculty of Health. It sought to engage both the general public and students from diverse disciplines by providing opportunities to learn about hearing loss, hearing aids, and environmental and lifestyle factors associated with hearing impairment. Given that audiology remains a lesser-known health profession, increasing awareness of early detection, prevention, and intervention in hearing healthcare, as well as the role of audiologists in overall health and well-being, was a central objective.
Morning sessions featured presentations from a neuroscientist, an otolaryngologist, an audiologist, and a speech-language pathologist. Students from various disciplines and members of the public were invited to broaden their understanding of audiology, science, and healthcare. In the afternoon, interactive booths offered hands-on learning opportunities related to hearing loss prevention, hearing aid technologies, and careers in audiology. Students conducting research in audiology and hearing sciences presented posters and discussed their work. Free hearing screenings were provided by audiology students under faculty supervision. Dalhousie’s American Sign Language Society also delivered a workshop introducing participants to American Sign Language and promoting inclusion and accessibility in healthcare.
Overall, the event strengthened connections between the audiology program at Dalhousie, the broader healthcare community, as well as the general public. This marked the first year that Dalhousie University participated in the World Health Organization’s World Hearing Day campaign, and the initiative was developed from the ground up.
Primary site: AMR – Canada
Region: AMR
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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, older adults
Met with individual policymaker: No
Participation of policy makers: No
Participation of influencers: No
WHO technical tool used: No
WHO educational and social media used: Yes