Project title: Noise-induced Hearing Loss among Children and Adults in Rural South Australia
Goal: To prevent and minimise noise-induced hearing loss among children and adults in a rural region of South Australia.
Objectives | Strategies | Process indicators | Data collection methods | Impact/outcome indicators |
Data collection methods | |
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1 | To increase knowledge among the target group about the risks of short and long term NIHL. | Advertise the program in local community papers, school newsletters and local radio. | Amount and type of advertising material produced and disseminated. | Documentation. | People exposed to the program will report an increased awareness of the risks of short and long term NIHL. | Survey people exposed to the program. |
Collect resources to form a mobile display, facilitated by speech pathologist. | Quantity and quality of resource material available. Number of people who visit mobile display. Number of resources taken away by visitors. | Count feedback from visitors and health professionals. | ||||
Conduct community-based hearing conservation education. | Number of promotions. Number of people who attend. Satisfaction with promotion. | Count feedback from visitors and health professionals. | ||||
2 | To increase awareness among people screened of their hearing levels and the services available to assist those with hearing damage. | Conduct information and screening sessions, with assistance from a speech pathologist. | Number of sessions, screenings. Satisfaction with screening. | Count, feedback from people screened and health professionals. | People who are screened will be more informed about whether they have a hearing loss, how to prevent further damage and hearing services available to them. | Survey people who are screened as part of the program. |
Refer people with hearing damage to appropriate services. | Number of referrals to other services. | Count, survey. | ||||
3 | To increase local business & retailers involvement in raising the awareness of the risks and ways to reduce the risks. | Encourage local industrial and retail personnel to provide prevention advice to clients, customers and workers. | Number of local industrial and retail personnel who participate in the program. | Count, survey. | Activities will be initiated by local business, retailers, aimed at raising awareness of the risks and ways to reduce them. | Survey local business, retailers. |
Level of satisfaction with the program. | Survey. | Document activities. |
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
South Australia | Northern Territory
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