HOW LOUD IS TOO

LOUD?
Cindy Johnston & Abbey Shamp

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Rural 3rd-6th Grade
Students

SUMMARY OF
PROGRAM
Hearing protection education for
early

intervention of hearing loss

prevention.

ANATOMY OF EAR

EAR HAIR CELLS

BEFORE LOUD SOUND

EAR HAIR CELLS

AFTER LOUD SOUND

NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Complete Survey
Teachers asking 3rd through 6th grade students
the survey questions through a show of hands
and then document the results on the survey
provided to the teachers.

P O SS I B L E S U RV E Y Q U E S T I O N S
1.In a quiet room ask students to raise their hand if
they hear a
ringing in their ear.
2.Raise your hand if you can think a way to protect
your hearing.
3.Raise your hand if you wear hearing protection,
such as ear
plugs, when you are surrounded by
loud noises.
4.Raise your hand if you think you can regain your
hearing after you experience a hearing loss.
5.Raise your hand if you regularly listen to loud
music.
6.Raise your hand if you are regularly around
constant loud noise.
7.Raise your hand if you have family members with
hearing loss.

MISSION
To provide education
to 3rd through 6th
grade students on
hearing loss
prevention.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Students will learn how to protect and appreciate their
hearing.
Students will be provided with visuals and interactive
materials to instill
hearing protection habits
for life long hearing protection care.
Students will learn ways to overcome peer pressure to not
use or overlook hearing protection
Students will learn to be role models for hearing
protection promotion.
Students will learn these three methods throughout the
program: turn down the volume, use hearing protection,
and/or walk away.

F E D E R A L R E G U L AT I O N S

United States Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA)
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA)

STATE
REGULATIONS
Minnesota Department of Health
(MDH)
North Dakota Department of
Health (NDDH)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)

PRIMARY
ACTIVITIES
Ear Anatomy Coloring Sheets
Activities to educate on common
sources of
sound that can damage
ears
Activities that educate on the
effects of these dangerous sounds
Complete Good Vibrations
activity
Complete Bend it, Break it
activity

SOUND
THERMOMETER

OF COMMON
SOUNDS

INTERVENTION
APPROACH

Prevent (Disability Prevention)

Rationale for Using Intervention Approach:
This intervention approach is a good fit
because it focuses on hearing prevention for
students who may be at risk for occupational
performance problems in their day-to-day
contexts and environments. This program
carries out the ideas of this intervention
approach by focusing on the prevention of
hearing impairments.

FRAME OF
REFERENCE
MOHO:
We are teaching hearing
loss prevention and we
want this to become a life
long habit and routine for
the students.

FUNDING SOURCES

Grant through
County Public
Health Agency

EXPENSES
Estimated Cost: $1,000
Items that will Cost Money: Salary for supervising
OTR
and COTAs, Mileage for supervising OTR and
COTAs, paper materials
Funding Sources: paper materials provided by
school,
classroom provided by school, county
public health agency grant
No Fees for Services

STAFF NEEDED
Management and Staffing: Teacher in
classroom (to keep order), health
professional educator, older-peer educator
What staffing is needed?
1 Supervising OTR
2 COTAs: Role-Educators
Teacher: Role-To keep order and role
model to students

MARKETING
Talk to school principal and
superintendent, teacher in-service,
posters up in 3rd-6th graders
classrooms, parent notification
posters and parental permission

CONSUMER ACCESS
Video Promotion of Audiologist
Interview
Video to Target:
School principal
School superintendent
3rd through 6th grade
students
3rd through 6th grade
teachers
3rd through 6th grade parents

EVALUATION PLAN
Evaluate with a survey within
24 hours and with a another
survey after 2 months and
collect data to evaluate
success of retained hearing
protection habits
Adjust program to reflect
needed changes for success in
problem areas.

M AT E R I A L S T H AT W I L L
STRENGTHEN PROPOSAL
Sending out at least 2 follow up
surveys to assist in determining
if this program should be
completed again or not.

ANY QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!

REFERENCES
http://www.health.state.mn.us/
https://www.ndhealth.gov/
https://www.osha.gov/
http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/