Organization: National Foundation for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Title: NFDHH World Hearing Day: Community, Workplace and School Hearing Health Action
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Nfdhh World Hearing Day: Community, Workplace and School Hearing Health Action
Description:
To mark World Hearing Day 2026, the National Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NFDHH) delivered a coordinated programme of activities aligned with the global focus on hearing care for all children. The day highlighted the importance of acting early so that no child is left behind due to preventable ear or hearing problems.
NFDHH’s World Hearing Day efforts focused on improving access to hearing care and raising awareness across the settings where children grow, learn and thrive. Community-based hearing checks and engagement activities were delivered to support families, caregivers and local communities to recognise the signs of hearing loss and seek support early.
School outreach formed a central part of the programme, with NFDHH staff visiting secondary schools to promote safe listening, early identification and inclusive hearing health education. Youth voices were also amplified through content developed with NFDHH’s Youth Advisory Group, including social media video messages and New Zealand Sign Language resources encouraging hearing care awareness and inclusion.
Workplace workshops with partner organisations helped reinforce the shared responsibility of supporting children’s hearing health, ensuring that families and communities are supported to act early and prevent avoidable hearing loss.
Through this World Hearing Day programme, NFDHH strengthened awareness, promoted safe listening practices, and reinforced the need for accessible hearing care so that every child can participate fully in school, community life and future opportunities.
Primary site: WPR – New Zealand
Region: WPR
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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