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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey

Reinstatement with Change

Marcus Gaffney

Project Officer

1600 Clifton Rd. MS E-88

Atlanta, GA 30333

(404) 498-3031

Mgaffney@cdc.gov

Attachment 12:

Invitation to Complete the Survey

Dear EHDI Program,

You are invited to complete the 2012 CDC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey (HSFS). This survey requests aggregate information related to infant hearing screening and follow-up activities in calendar year 2012. This information will be used to report on progress towards achieving the National EHDI Goals and related Healthy People 2020 objectives. It would be greatly appreciated if you could complete this survey. Responses are requested by (insert date here). If you are not the correct person to receive this request please let us know.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. This information is important in determining the status of EHDI efforts across the United States. Once this data is collected summaries will be available on the CDC EHDI website at: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/ehdi-data.html. Please see below for information about how to complete this online survey.

2012 Online CDC EHDI Survey

As in the past this survey consists of three parts and can be completed online using the below link. Instructions and additional information are included in an explanations document that is available online through the below link.

Survey Link (insert here)

Thank you for your attention in this matter. If you have any questions, need assistance in filling out the survey, or would like to complete a paper version of this survey instead of the online version, please contact Marcus Gaffney at: MGaffney@cdc.gov or (404) 498-3031.

Thank you,

Marcus Gaffney

Marcus Gaffney, MPH
Health Scientist
National Center on Birth Defects
and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Phone: (404) 498-3031
Fax: (404) 498-3060

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