Org Name Original: Ministry of Health
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Contact First: Janice
Contact Last:Wasser
Project Title: Ten years of implementation of the national newborn hearing screening program in Israel.
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EUR: Israel
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Event Purpose: World Report on hearing-related activities, Facilitate policy dialogue, Hearing screening
Primary Audience: Policymakers, Health care workforce
Estimated In Person Reach: National, Global
Audience Reached: Newborn and infants, Adults
Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers, Speech pathologists and social workers
Screen Newborn and Infant: from 2010 to present – from 138,000 to 155,000 births a year – 98% of all infants screened
Screen Children and Adolecents:
Screen Adults:
Screen Older Adults:
Policy Maker: Our department reports to the head of Public Health Services in Israel and the national head research scientist as well as the Minister of Health
Influencer: Sharon Alroy-Preis, Eitan Horowitz
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Social Media: Conference web sites
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Event Description:
To describe the process of establishing the Israeli NHSP including items identified in 2016 evaluation compared to continued monitoring levels of contact with families of newborns: birthing hospitals, mother and child health care centers, audiological centers and hearing habilitation centers in 2021.
Method: Analysis of annual hospital reports on screening coverage including a newly introduced coding system. A parental interview was conducted about the screening experience in hospital and follow-up for diagnosis. Data collected from 10 habilitation centers for hearing impaired children
WHO Educational Materials Used: No
Native Written Language: English
Educational Materials Available in Your Language: Yes
Did You Translate WHO Materials: Hebrew, Arabic & Russian
Would You Consider Assisting Us: Hebrew, Arabic & Russian
What Additional Materials Would Be Helpful:
Posters to hang in maternity hospitals and well baby clinics on the importance of neonatal hearing screening
Did You Have A World Hearing Day Event Last Year: Yes, but we did not submit a report
Other Suggestions:
Did You Apply for Grant:No
Photo 1 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/Hipak-2.3.22.png
Photo 1 caption Israel Society for Clinical Pediatrics – Annual Scientific Meeting, March 2, 2022
Photo 2 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/ISHLA-2022.jpg
Photo 2 caption Israel Speech, Hearing and Language Association – Annual Conference, January 26, 2022
Photo 3 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/GSPHPM-5.22.png
Photo 3 caption Global Summit for Public Health and Preventive Medicine – May 26, 2022
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