Listed below is the North Dakota First Sounds project staff. A short project role description, biographical sketch, and contact information for each member is included.
Project Coordinator - Wendy Thomas, M.S.
Primary responsibilities:
- Coordinate research and data analysis components for the project
- Oversee the statewide tracking database to record newborn hearing screenings results
- Technical assistance to hospital staff for statewide tracking database input
- Develop reporting procedure to meet agency's GRPA standards
- Provide training and technical assistance to hospitals about hearing screening and statewide tracking database.
Project
Support - Kimberly Witt, M.S.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversee the project and coordinate with stakeholder organizations throughout the state.
- Work with staff of the CSHS Division to integrate UNHSI into the long-term planning process for sustaining the program after the grant ends.
- Assist the project in developing cost-benefit analyses to be used in planning for long-term maintenance of UNHSI in ND.
- Represent project to funding agency grants management and project officers.
Primary responsibilities:
- Responsible for all technological aspects of the UNHSI project
- Provide technical assistance to hospitals regarding maintenance and calibration of screening equipment
- Oversee screening and diagnostic equipment loan program for hospitals and audiologists
- Report on status of equipment used for UNHSI project
- Assist project staff in tracking of success indicators for UNHSI project
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversee the project and coordinate with stakeholder organizations throughout the state.
- Work with staff of the CSHS Division to integrate UNHSI into the long-term planning process for sustaining the program after the grant ends.
- Assist the project in developing cost-benefit analyses to be used in planning for long-term maintenance of UNHSI in ND.
- Represent project to funding agency grants management and project officers.
Primary responsibilities:
Responsible for all administrative and clerical support for the ND EHDI project.
Primary responsibilities:
- Provide training and technical assistance to hospitals about hearing screening and statewide tracking database.
- Provide training to hospitals about referral procedures to early intervention and family support programs
- Assist in developing inter-agency data sharing and referral procedures
- Prepare regional and hospital data for project report cards
- Prepare monthly and annual data report for project documentation oand quarterly hospital reports
- Send follow up letters to parents' of infants who refer or miss initial hearing screen
- Send monthly referral list to RightTrack and PIP for follow up
Primary responsibilities:
- Provide training and technical assistance to hospitals about hearing screening and statewide tracking database.
- Provide training to hospitals about referral procedures to early intervention and family support programs
- Assist in developing inter-agency data sharing and referral procedures
- Prepare regional and hospital data for project report cards
- Prepare monthly and annual data report for project documentation oand quarterly hospital reports
- Send follow up letters to parents' of infants who refer or miss initial hearing screen
- Send monthly referral list to RightTrack and PIP for follow up
Primary responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing and maintaining the UNHSI web site
- Assist in the development of other information and public awareness materials
- Central point of contact for web-based project information dissemination
Primary Responsibilities:
- Represent First Sounds project with other CSHS and Title V programs, including metabolic screenings and birth certificate initiative
- Liaison between Department of Health programs and initiatives and project
- Assist in developing hospital and program report cards
- Will facilitate planning and integration of the UNHSI program with state and local
- disability prevention, early intervention, and health and family support activities.
- Develop fiscal and long-term planning for project
- In unique position to assist in facilitating the planning and activities to sustain the UNHSI program long after the current grant funding expires.
701-328-4669 / 1-800-755-2714
soburs@state.nd.us
