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Empowering Women to Change Health and Educational Systems for Infants With Hearing Loss and Their Families, Nationally and Internationally

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1.  Men in audiology were generally opposed to establishing universal newborn hearing screening because:
  1. There was no proof that early identification made a difference.
  2. Mothers couldn't emotionally deal with a possibility of hearing loss shortly after the birth
  3. Mothers wouldn't be able to bond with their infants if they thought they had a hearing loss
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
2.  Betty Vohr was responsible for Spearheaded the first state legislation for UNHS in the US
  1. Spearheading the first state legislation for UNSH in the US
  2. Developed a UNSH at Woman and Children's Hospital in Rhode Island
  3. All of the above
  4. None of the above
3.  What is not a critical component of the rationale for universal newborn hearing screening:
  1. Technology to do the universal screening was available.
  2. Positive outcomes were assured
  3. Ramifications of not screening were serious and negative
  4. The prevalence of the disorder warranted universal screening.
4.  In the 1973 JCIH Position statement the recommended screening of high risk infants included:
  1. Family history of hearing loss
  2. Defects of ear, nose and throat
  3. Birth weight of <1500 grams
  4. None of the above
  5. All of the above
5.  The pivotal JCIH Position Statement was written in:
  1. 2003
  2. 1973
  3. 1995
  4. 1982
6.  The anatomy of a screening program includes:
  1. Ability to detect accurately in mass screening
  2. Acceptable ratio of false positive screening
  3. Effective treatment is available and assured
  4. Costs are reasonable and justified
  5. All of the above
7.  To determine if hearing loss merited screening, its frequency was compared to the frequency of which genetic disorders:
  1. Phenylketonouria
  2. Hypothyroidism
  3. Cycstic Fibrosis
  4. Hemoglobinopathy
  5. All of the above
8.  Women who were empowered to change health and educational systems for infants with hearing loss and their families include:
  1. Marion Downs
  2. Marion Cunningham
  3. Betty Vohr
  4. A and C
  5. B and C
9.  Which state is currently the only state that has efficacy data of their early intervention treatment since 1995:
  1. Colorado
  2. Pennsylvania
  3. California
  4. New Jersey
  5. Florida
10.  The tipping point for moving legislation mandating UNHS was when how many states had adopted such legislation:
  1. 0 - 10
  2. 10 - 12
  3. 12 - 15
  4. 15 - 20
  5. 20 - 25