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Metro Main Line (V): 651.265.2435
Toll Free: 866.DHOH-KID
Fax: 651.265.2318
Parent Guide for Spanish Community: 651.265.2383
Parent Guide for NE African Community: 651.265.2351
Parent Guide for SE Asian Community: 651.265.2350
Manager: Laura Godfrey (651) 265-2435
Parent Educational Guide: Anne Barlow (651) 265-2400
Guide by Your Side Coordinator: Brenda Hommerding (320) 828-6786
Communications Coordinator: Carina Figueroa (651) 265-2420

Regional Support

Central

Suzanne Iwainat

(320) 428-4232

Metro Parent Guide Supervisor

Robin Coninx

(651) 265-2334

Metro Parent Guide
Meg Donahue
(651) 265-2372

Upper Northwest

Leslie Carnegie-Hilde

(218) 902-0148

Northwest

Shannon Hohrman

(218) 350-0771

Northeast

Marie Pank

(218) 343-1207

Southeast

Sonya Giridhar

(507) 969-7550

Southwest

Krista Blood

(507) 720-2999
VP: (651) 964-1351

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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) refers to the practice of screening every newborn for hearing loss prior to hospital discharge. Infants not passing the screening receive diagnostic evaluation before three months of age and, when necessary, are enrolled in early intervention programs by six months of age. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) laws or voluntary compliance programs that screen hearing.

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