Organization: Dept Of Head & Neck Surgery, SGPGI,Lucknow
Title: Awareness Program and Screening of School Children in Schools with poster competition
Al title (for format and translation – not permanent:
Awareness program and screening of school children in schools with poster competition.
Description:
As the WHO theme for World Hearing Day for 2026 is ” From communities to classrooms: Hearing care for every child” we are conducting 2 events and awareness programs in two schools in our locality . The programs includes awareness talks for children regarding hearing health , talks for teachers on how to detect hearing loss early and regarding the relevance of World hearing day . Besides this a creative talent event in the form of poster competition will be conducted for students from class 1 to 8 and prizes will be distributed on the occasion of world hearing day. A hearing screening event will also be conducted for the children using clinical ear examination , tuning fork tests and audiometry . Those children who require further evaluation for surgical intervention or rehabilitation will be given referal to our centre.
Primary site: SEAR- India
Region: SEAR
General Photos
Types of Engagement:
Live event: Yes
Screening: Yes
Traditional media: Yes
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: persons with disabilities (including hearing loss), children and adolescents
Met with individual policymaker: No
Participation of policy makers: Yes
Participation of influencers: No
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: No