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In 2001, the NFD decided that advocating for a national programme to screen newborns’ hearing would be our top priority.
To that end, we support ‘Project HIEDI’. HIEDI stands for Hearing Impairment - Early Detection and Intervention.
Our goal was to have all New Zealand babies screened for hearing impairment at birth. That way, any babies with hearing impairment would be:
Reaching these babies early means they have a much greater chance of reaching their full potential in life.
During the initial advocacy phase, the Project HIEDI Steering Team produced two key documents. These outlined the evidence for establishing a universal hearing screening and early intervention programme for newborns in New Zealand.
The evidence-based case is primarily an academic document written for the government. HIEDI also produced a summary booklet for much wider distribution.
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Project HIEDI team members participated in the National Newborn Screening Advisory Group in 2005. This group was charged with
Read the report of this group on the Ministry of Health website.
In May 2006, we all celebrated success.
The government announced that it would fund a newborn hearing screening programme for all New Zealand children, starting in 2007.
The programme roll-out began on 1 July 2007. It started in three district health boards with existing programmes: Waikato, Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay. The screening programme should be available in all areas by 2009, with the government committing $16 million over 4 years.
The Ministry of Health (National Screening Unit) and Ministry of Education (Group Special Education) are working together to implement the national programme.
Project HIEDI team members are still involved during this implementation phase. These days, the focus is on quality and effectiveness of the programme. So we’re participating in two advisory groups set up by the ministries. The two advisory groups are:
This group’s role is to advise the ministries on all aspects of implementing the national hearing screening programme.
This group includes representatives from groups such as:
This group’s role is to make broad recommendations about:
This group includes representatives from Project HIEDI and many other interested organizations.
If you’d like more information about Project HIEDI’s work, or to receive regular email newsletters, contact Janet Digby.
Janet Digby
Project Manager - Project HIEDI
Email: janet@levare.co.nz
Phone: 021 653 827
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