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Newborn Hearing Screening - Cook County Dept of Public Health - Arlington Heights Health Center

3250 North Arlington Heights Road, Suite 300, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Eligibility

An infant that fails or misses the hearing test

Hours

Mon 10:00am - 6:00pm Tue 8:00am - 4:00pm Wed 10:00am - 6:00pm Thu 8:00am - 4:00pm Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm Sat Varies Location is open the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month from 8:00am to 4:00pm
https://cookcountypublichealth.org/nursing-services/public-health-nursing-programs/

Application process

For more information about the Newborn Hearing Program, please call (708) 633-8030 and ask to speak to the Newborn Hearing Screening Program Coordinator.

Fees

Free

Service area

Cook County, IL

Description

All infants born in Illinois are screened for hearing issues before discharge from the hospital. If an infant fails or misses the hearing test done in the hospital before they are released to go home, the hospital refers him or her to their local health department. Public Health Nurses will link families identified through this program to an audiologist for further testing and management as needed. A home visit may also be made to the family and infant to assist in the referral and follow-up process.

Date of Last Formal Update

Unknown

Data provided by

211 Metro Chicago

Providing organization

Cook County Department of Public Health

Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is responsible for protecting the health and optimizing the conditions for health and wellness for residents of its jurisdiction through regulatory enforcement, monitoring and responding to public health threats, policy and systems change, referrals to health and social services, and community partnerships to address upstream drivers of health.