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Hearing, Vision & Otology
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Hearing and vision screening is offered to children throughout Genesee County
by technicians trained by Michigan Department of Community Health.
Standardized training guidelines are used throughout the state. Ongoing
workshops, updates and reviews of technician competence provide quality assurance
by state-appointed evaluators.
Pre-school children are screened in a
variety of community settings as well as in walk-in clinics at McCree Courts and
Human Services Center. School-age screenings are conducted in schools during the
school year by appointment and on a walk-in basis year around. All students in kindergarten are screened for vision
and hearing either at pre-school kindergarten round-ups or during the school
year. Effort is made to help parents complete vision screening prior to school entry or before the September 30 reporting date
required by State statute. During the school year students are screened
for vision in grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and in conjunction with driver
education. Hearing screening is conducted in grades 2 and 4. Students may be referred for
school screening by teachers or parents.
Screening services are offered
at a clinic held every third Friday at McCree Courts and
Human Services Center, 630 S. Saginaw St. Although it is a walk-in
clinic, parents are encouraged to phone 257-3612 for information about the best
time to arrive.
Genesee County also sponsors an Otology Clinic, in cooperation
with Michigan Department of Community Health's Program and Children's Special
Health Care Services, which offers a diagnostic exam, by a board
certified physician who specializes in evaluation and care of the ears and
hearing, and a test by a certified audiologist. A
clinic is scheduled about every six weeks during the school year.
Invitations are sent to families to attend the otology clinic following local
protocol. The services provided by the physician include a medical
examination of the ears, nose and throat, diagnosis, and recommendations.
Treatment and/or prescription of medication are provided at the discretion of
the physician.
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