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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of infants with hearing loss who get intervention services by age 6 months — HOSCD‑03

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
48.0 percent (2021)

Target:
62.9 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
53.0 percent of infants with confirmed hearing loss were enrolled for intervention services no later than 6 months of age in 2017

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Increase the proportion of infants with confirmed hearing loss who are enrolled for intervention services no later than 6 months of age

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey (EHDI/HSFS), CDC/NCBDDD

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Summary

Children with hearing loss may have delays in the development of speech, social, and emotional skills. Infants with hearing loss who get intervention services by age 6 months have improved language development, which can positively affect a child’s behavior. Community, state, and federal systems that promote family-centered interventions are key to addressing hearing loss early.

Topics:  Sensory or Communication Disorders, Child and Adolescent Development, Health Care, Health Care Access and Quality, Infants

Workgroup: Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders Workgroup

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