Advocacy and care coordination in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Children's Centre Thunder Bay - Infant Hearing Program
Offered by Children's Centre Thunder Bay
In short
The Infant Hearing Program provides hearing screening and high-risk monitoring to identify infants and children in early childhood with permanent hearing loss, and support them to develop language to the best of their ability by the time they enter school.
- Who it is for
- Youth; Babies and toddlers (0-3), Children (4-12)
- What it helps with
- Medical care, Knowing where to go, Help in my language, Help raising my kids, Help for my family, Making my own choices
- Where
- 283 Lisgar St, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G6
- How to reach
- (807) 346-6272 · Website
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About this service
The Infant Hearing Program provides hearing screening and high-risk monitoring to identify infants and children in early childhood with permanent hearing loss, and support them to develop language to the best of their ability by the time they enter school. All newborn babies born in the District of Thunder Bay are eligible to receive: A physiological hearing screen, performed by eight weeks of age in the hospital or in the community, to determine need for further hearing assessment. A risk factor screen (heel prick test) completed by Newborn Screening Ontario, to identify the presence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and some common genetic risk factors for permanent hearing loss.
Who it is for
Infant and child
How do I get in touch?
Call (807) 346-6272, or use the website.
Listed in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
283 Lisgar St, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G6
283 Lisgar St, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G6Thunder Bay, Ontario
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