Community Description and Problem Statement: Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Within the deaf community and amongst those that are hearing impaired, there are numerous challenges that present itself for an adult with hearing impartment. The issue that requires intervention is that there is a lack of involvement for infants with positive screenings for hearing impairment. Currently, 50% of infants aged 6 months and under with confirmed hearing loss were enrolled for intervention services. Only 50% of newborns who are screened for hearing loss, by no later than age 6 months are enrolled in appropriate intervention services, have audio-logic evaluation by age 3 months, and screened for hearing loss by no later than age 1 month (Hearing and Other Sensory …show more content…
Guilford County in particular, has numerous social determinants of health that contribute to the low intervention rate of infants after positive screenings of hearing impairment; social economic status, social support, education and geographic location are the greatest impacting facilitators. According to County Health Rankings (2016), Guilford County is ranked 70 out of 100 for its overall physical environment. The physical environment has a substantial amount of influence in the life infants and their surroundings.
Guilford County’s population is 512,119, approximately 87% is urban and 13% is considered rural the estimated median household income is $45,726 with the median contract rent $618. (Guilford County, North Carolina Detailed Profile, 2016) As for the physical environment, a wide gap in overall health exists between people of higher and lowers social and economic standings. For people of lower income, decreased access to routine and specialized health care adds to this …show more content…
nearly all U.S. States participate in programs to screen newborns for hearing loss. These programs support early and precise intervention services that prove to help improve children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and academic growth.
The choices of the infant’s parent’s lifestyles can greatly impact the outcome of whether or not there will be intervention if the child is deaf. 19% of the local community uses tobacco which is a contributor to infant hearing impairment or exposure to loud noise without hearing protection increases the prevalence and severity of hearing loss and other sensory and communication disorders. (Health Rankings | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps,
Within the deaf community and amongst those that are hearing impaired, there are numerous challenges that present itself for an adult with hearing impartment. The issue that requires intervention is that there is a lack of involvement for infants with positive screenings for hearing impairment. Currently, 50% of infants aged 6 months and under with confirmed hearing loss were enrolled for intervention services. Only 50% of newborns who are screened for hearing loss, by no later than age 6 months are enrolled in appropriate intervention services, have audio-logic evaluation by age 3 months, and screened for hearing loss by no later than age 1 month (Hearing and Other Sensory …show more content…
Guilford County in particular, has numerous social determinants of health that contribute to the low intervention rate of infants after positive screenings of hearing impairment; social economic status, social support, education and geographic location are the greatest impacting facilitators. According to County Health Rankings (2016), Guilford County is ranked 70 out of 100 for its overall physical environment. The physical environment has a substantial amount of influence in the life infants and their surroundings.
Guilford County’s population is 512,119, approximately 87% is urban and 13% is considered rural the estimated median household income is $45,726 with the median contract rent $618. (Guilford County, North Carolina Detailed Profile, 2016) As for the physical environment, a wide gap in overall health exists between people of higher and lowers social and economic standings. For people of lower income, decreased access to routine and specialized health care adds to this …show more content…
nearly all U.S. States participate in programs to screen newborns for hearing loss. These programs support early and precise intervention services that prove to help improve children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and academic growth.
The choices of the infant’s parent’s lifestyles can greatly impact the outcome of whether or not there will be intervention if the child is deaf. 19% of the local community uses tobacco which is a contributor to infant hearing impairment or exposure to loud noise without hearing protection increases the prevalence and severity of hearing loss and other sensory and communication disorders. (Health Rankings | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps,