For early hearing detection and intervention information specific to individual U.S. states, territories, and commonwealths visit our state profiles secton.

In March 1993, the NIH Consensus Development Conference recommended that all babies be screened for hearing loss before being discharged from the hospital. As of the Summer of 2005, there are 37 states (plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) with statutes related to universal newborn hearing screening.

Look here to find state contacts for early hearing detection & intervention in individual U.S. states, territories and commonwealths.

Look here to find state data management contacts for early hearing detection & intervention in individual U.S. states, territories and commonwealths.

[Available Soon] To find a list of qualified pediatric audiologists in your state, visit our indiviual states' list of pediatric audiologists section.

To find state specific information related to the various facets of early hearing detection and intervention programs in U.S. states, territories and commonwealths, visit our state guidelines & web sites section.

NCHAM no longer maintains a list of UNHS hospitals in the United States. For a list of UNHS hospitals in your state, contact your state EHDI coordinator.

For statistics about the status of newborn hearing screening in U.S. states, territories, or commonwealths, visit our Summary Statistics of UNHS in The United States section. Statistics are based on an annual survey conducted by NCHAM.

In April, 2000, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau awarded grants to 22 states to assist with the planning, development, implementation, and refinement of early hearing detection and intervention programs. In October of 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded 15 state grants to assist with developing EHDI tracking and data management systems. The ideas described in copies of these grant proposals from various states may give you some ideas for how you can improve EHDI programs in your area.

During the first quarter of 2004, state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) coordinators were asked to complete a state survey about their program. The survey was developed to obtain data which would represent the status of EHDI programs in general, and uncover areas where changes, enhancements, or improvements would make EHDI programs more effective. Visit our 2004 State EHDI Survey Results section to see information regarding your state.