Effectiveness of School-Based Hearing Loss Prevention Programs in a Rural Area

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• Personal Author:
  Flamme, Gregory A. ; Myers-Verhage S
• Description:
  This presentation will describe the results of an evaluation of four hearing loss prevention programs, two for grade 4 and two for grade 7. Within each grade level, one basic and one comprehensive program were developed. The basic program included hearing evaluations, a brief individual consultation, and easy access to a supply of hearing protectors (grade 7 only). The comprehensive program added classroom presentations, take-home activities/materials, and booster interventions. Participants in basic and comprehensive programs (N = 309) were compared with responses with a reference group of approximately 600 students from other school districts in which no program was administered. Outcomes, measured 9 to 12 months after the start of the intervention, included changes in hearing status, self-reported exposure frequency, knowledge, health beliefs, and intentions regarding hearing loss prevention. No significant differences in hearing sensitivity were observed across the basic and comprehensive treatment groups. At both grade levels, both treatment groups showed better outcomes (re: health beliefs and intentions) than the reference group. The comprehensive treatment showed better belief and intention outcomes than the basic treatment group in grade 7 only. We concluded that basic hearing loss prevention programs provide superior outcomes to no systematic hearing loss prevention education, and that benefits from comprehensive hearing loss prevention education were observable within the 7th grade group 9 to 12 months following the start of the intervention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Ear Education Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Auditory-system Children Ear-protection Hearing-conservation Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-sources Preventive-medicine Protective-measures

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• ISSN:
  1083-7388
• Publisher:
  National Hearing Conservation Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  27
• Volume:
  23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034153
• Citation:
  Spectrum 2006 Oct; 23(Suppl 2):27
• Contact Point Address:
  Western Michigan University, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
• Email:
  Greg.flamme@wmich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
• Performing Organization:
  Western Michigan University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20020930
• Source Full Name:
  Spectrum: the National Hearing Conservation Association newsletter
• Supplement:
  2
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:10a988ac7ef01fea6bdc976085d2fd96e64cbc0be4532088300dbcee18038c39389c017620e86e36c7e7962bf03784b150ab47771dcd53c67fe02d800d15a9ec
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189503/cdc_189503_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 258.79 KB ]