Newborn Hearing Screening - Cook County Dept of Public Health - Arlington Heights Health Center
3250 North Arlington Heights Road, Suite 300, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
For more information about the Newborn Hearing Program, please call (708) 633-8030 and ask to speak to the Newborn Hearing Screening Program Coordinator.
Free
Cook County, IL
Description
All infants born in Illinois are screened for hearing issues before discharge from the hospital. If an infant fails or misses the hearing test done in the hospital before they are released to go home, the hospital refers him or her to their local health department. Public Health Nurses will link families identified through this program to an audiologist for further testing and management as needed. A home visit may also be made to the family and infant to assist in the referral and follow-up process.
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Providing organization
Cook County Department of Public Health
Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is responsible for protecting the health and optimizing the conditions for health and wellness for residents of its jurisdiction through regulatory enforcement, monitoring and responding to public health threats, policy and systems change, referrals to health and social services, and community partnerships to address upstream drivers of health.