North Carolina EHDI Information

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI)
State EHDI programs promote universal newborn hearing screening, develop effective tracking and follow-up as a part of the public health system, promote appropriate and timely diagnosis of the hearing loss, prompt enrollment in appropriate Early Intervention, link newborns to a medical home and strive to eliminate geographic and financial barriers to service access.

The newborn hearing and metabolic screening programs have been joined to create the Genetics and Newborn Screening Unit. This unit focuses on consultation, education, diagnostic testing, counseling and family support related to various genetic conditions as well as identification, referral, diagnosis, amplification, and intervention specific to hearing loss. Major service initiatives include newborn screening and follow-up for both hearing and metabolic disorders, genetic counseling, consultation to families and to private and public providers. Regional genetic counselors, regional child health audiology and speech language consultants, and program consultants focus on these initiatives.

Name: Joan Crissey, MA CCC-SLP Unit Manager Genetics and Newborn Screening
Contact: Phone: 919-707-5630 | Fax: 919-733-2997
E-mail: joan.crissey@ncmail.net
Web site: www.ncnewbornhearing.org