{"id":297,"date":"2020-02-24T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsstl.fm1.dev\/hearing\/hearing-loss\/school-screening\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T18:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:19:31","slug":"school-screening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/hearing\/hearing-loss\/school-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"School Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group overview-welcome\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Center\u2019s School Screening Program&nbsp;provides simple \u2013&nbsp;yet necessary \u2013&nbsp;hearing and vison checks for preschool and school-age children throughout the community.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center\u2019s professional screeners identify children with potential issues so families can pursue more in-depth testing and treatment. The Center screens more than 7,500 students throughout the St. Louis region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SERVICES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile media-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hearing screenings are performed in school with portable audiometers and headsets. A child hears a series of beeps and responds by raising a hand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vision screenings are completed with the latest Plusoptix technology to screen for:\n<ul>\n<li>Farsightedness (Hyperopia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearsightedness&nbsp;(Myopia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blurred Vision&nbsp;(Astigmatism)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unequal Refractive Power&nbsp;(Anisometropia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unequal Pupil Size&nbsp;(Anisocoria)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eye Misalignment&nbsp;(Strabismus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When a child does not pass the screening, the family is provided information on how to contact the Center clinic for professional and compassionate follow-up care or a referral to other area providers upon request.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/School-Screening-Services-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1161 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/School-Screening-Services-1.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/chsstl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/School-Screening-Services-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1198\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/School-Screening-Contact.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/School-Screening-Contact.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/chsstl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/School-Screening-Contact-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>If hearing or vision problems are detected, families have the opportunity to act early and <a href=\"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/hearing\/hearing-aids\/hearing-aid-styles\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/hearing\/hearing-aids\/hearing-aid-styles\/\">get treatment<\/a> to prevent potential&nbsp;long-term, negative impacts on a child\u2019s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearing and vision disorders are often described as \u201cinvisible disabilities,\u201d causing problems that are not easily detected but can be devastating to children as they develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CONTACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Salena Kennedy<\/em><\/strong><br>Director of Community Services<br><a href=\"mailto:KennedyS@chsstl.org\">KennedyS@chsstl.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:314-968-4710\" rel=\"tel:+13149684710\">Call&nbsp;the Center for Hearing &amp; Speech&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>(314) 968-4710<\/strong>&nbsp;for more information or to schedule a screening.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center\u2019s School Screening Program&nbsp;provides simple \u2013&nbsp;yet necessary \u2013&nbsp;hearing and vison checks for preschool and school-age children throughout the community.\u200b The Center\u2019s professional screeners identify children with potential issues so families can pursue more in-depth testing and treatment. 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