Historical Document
This document is provided by the National Center for Environmental Health’s Health Studies Branch ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. It is no longer being maintained and the data it contains may no longer be current and/or accurate.
For information about current activies, please visit the
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Federal
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Early
Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
Provides EHDI program information; screening guidelines; research findings and state data; and information for professionals and parents. EHDI programs are located in states and are designed to identify infants with hearing loss by universal screening ...more
- Early
Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
- National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS)
Several NCHS data systems contain data about hearing loss, including the following:- National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey
Provides information about diet and health among U.S. populations, including data on hearing ...more - National Vital
Statistics System
Provides data on vital events -- births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths. Hearing-related data are included in some of the data sets ...more
- National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey
- National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Noise and
Hearing Loss Prevention
Provides publications, a research agenda, FAQ, and noise and hearing loss links ...more - Hearing Loss
Prevention Information
Provides publications and information about meetings and conferences related to hearing loss prevention ...more
- Noise and
Hearing Loss Prevention
- National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Federal Interagency
Committee on Aviation Noise (FICAN) [external
link]
Provides a forum for discussing future research needs regarding better understanding, predicting, and controlling the effects of aviation noise and encouraging new technical development efforts in these areas. Its Web site offers information about FICAN activities, research, publications, news, and links to related noise sites ...more - National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health
- Medline
Plus [external link]
Provides a list of resources about noise and hearing loss ...more
- Medline
Plus [external link]
- National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
[external link]
Conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and research training; conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices that substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function. The site provides documents, databases, and other resources regarding ...more - Occupational Safety and
Health Administration [external link]
- Noise
and Hearing Conservation [external link]
Provides information about evaluation, control, compliance, and training related to noise and hearing loss in the workplace, engineering controls, and hearing conservation programs ...more
- Noise
and Hearing Conservation [external link]
Nonfederal
- American Academy of
Audiology [external link]
Promotes quality hearing and balance care by advancing the profession of audiology through leadership, advocacy, education, public awareness and support of research ...more - American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
[external link]
Provides resources on communication disorders, including hearing, for the public, professionals in the communication field, and students of audiology and speech-language pathology ...more -
Healthy Hearing [external link]
Provides hearing news, information, resources, and a platform for exchanging information ...more - League for the Hard of
Hearing [external link]
- Noise Center
[external link]
The Noise Center’s mission is to promote hearing conservation and noise awareness through education, advocacy and outreach. This Web site provides information about legislation, noisy toys, airport noise, hearing hazards, and other topics related to hearing and noise ...more
- Noise Center
[external link]
- National
Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) [external
link]
NHCA’s mission is to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society. The site includes information about membership and the organization, position statements, meetings, and hearing-related resources ...more - Noise Pollution
Clearinghouse [external link]
The clearinghouse is a national nonprofit organization offering extensive online noise-related resources. Its mission is to create more civil cities and more natural rural and wilderness areas by reducing noise pollution at the source ...more - Sight and
Hearing Association [external link]
The association is dedicated to preventing the needless loss of vision and hearing through effective screening, education, and research. Its Web site offers information about eye and ear issues, products, and services ...more -
Wise Ears! Coalition [external link]
The Coalition, of which CDC is a member, is conducting a national campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Its Web site includes information for children, teachers, parents, the public, media, and coalition members, and partners ...more - World Health
Organization [external link]
-
Guidelines for Community Noise [external link]
The guidelines provide information about noise sources and their measurement, the adverse health effects of noise, guideline values, and noise management ...more
-
Guidelines for Community Noise [external link]
