Bloodspot Screening | Hearing Screening

Bloodspot Screening

Specimen Collection

• Order blood specimen collection kits for hospitals and providers
• View a presentation about proper collection
• Print a poster describing proper collection
• Print a poster describing common collection mistakes
• Print a list of reasons for specimen rejection
• Print instructions for recording demographic information on the specimen collection card
• Print proper specimen collection guidelines
• Print a sample Parent Refusal form

Abnormal Results/Disorder Information

• New! Understanding the New Protocol for Hemoglobinopathies
  • Your Baby has Sickle Cell Trait - brochure
  • Getting Tested for Genes that can Cause Sickle Cell Disease - brochure
  • Advice At A Glance for People with Sickle Cell Trait - brochure
• Disorder Act Sheets (What to Do)
• Mountain States Genetics Foundation – also includes additional links to parent resources
• Order our brochures for hospitals and providers
• Sickle Cell Trait: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
• Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening FAQ

Recent Bulletins

• New kit for CAH testing - 9/28/09
• Primary TSH testing - 5/1/09

Hearing Screening

Mandatory Reporting Forms

SCREENING FORMS:

• Hearing Out-Patient Screening (HOPS) Form
• Community Health Center Screening Forms: Out-Patient Screening Clinic Form

TESTING FORMS:

• Referral Form - PHOENIX
• Referral Form - FLAGSTAFF
• Referral Form - TUCSON
• Referral Form - YUMA

Notification to Arizona Audiologist & Community Health Centers 

Statewide Testing Locations

• Statewide Testing – Local Resources for Doctors
• Visual map of Screening and Dx locations
  
  
  
  
• Map of Screening & Diagnostic Resources

Guidelines

• View the Administrative Code (aka Rules) for Hearing Screening      
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Medical Home Guidelines 
• Joint Commission on Infant Hearing (JCIH) 2007 Position Statement
  

Family Checklists – Infant Hearing Guide

• A Family's Checklist: Infant Hearing (English/Spanish)
• Family Checklist for Babies at High Risk for Hearing Loss

Provider Resources

• 2011 Arizona Pediatric Audiology Guidelines
• NCHAM’s Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum
• Newborn Hearing Screening Scripts
• Top 10 Strategies to Minimize Loss to Follow-up
• CDC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Activities
• National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)

Family-Friendly Resources             

• Learn More About Hearing Aid Payment Options
• Newborn Hearing Screening Brochure – English & Spanish
• Frequently Asked Questions for Parents - English & Spanish
• Glossary/Definitions
• Explanation of Hearing Test: Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  ( all PDF )
• Explanation of Hearing Loss: Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian ( all PDF )
• Developmental Milestones Handout for Parents ***these milestones are not to be used as a replacement for a hearing test***
• Arizona Hands & Voices Brochure: Parent Support
• The EAR Foundation of Arizona
• Hear for Kids: Loaner Hearing Aids, Vouchers, and Permanent Hearing Aid Application
• Hear and Now –Website especially for parents by the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) at Utah State University
• My Baby's Hearing - Boy's Town National Research Hospital
• AzEHDI (Arizona Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) on Facebook
• Any Questions/Comments: Email hearing@azdhs.gov

Note: Information provided in PDF files, unless otherwise indicated.