To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell, Interim Health Officer
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RE: Overnight Travel to the 2024 School Based Hearing and Vision Screening Program's 75th Anniversary Technician Workshop
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Committee approval and referral to the Board of Commissioners for travel to the 2024 School Based Hearing and Vision Screening Program's 75th Anniversary Technician Workshop.
BACKGROUND:
This year is the 75th Anniversary of the Michigan School Based Hearing and Vision Screening Program. In other years, the State of Michigan has hosted separate coordinator and technician workshops/annual meetings. For 2024, the State of Michigan is hosting a two-day, combined event to provide training and updates to all program staff and celebrate the milestone for the program.
DISCUSSION:
Attendance at the 2024 School Based Hearing and Vision Screening Program's 75th Anniversary Technician Workshop is a required for certified hearing and vision technicians and is recommended for program coordinators or supervisors. There will be relevant sessions for the attendees which are related to their job duties. Annual topics generally include program, accreditation, and screening protocol updates as well as discussions of data and reporting and improving parent follow-up. April Swartout, Public Health Supervisor, and up to 6 hearing and vision health technicians in the hearing and vision program are requesting to attend the workshop which is being held at Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Michigan. The hearing and vision health technicians attending include Rhonda Brock, Tameka Johnson, Dennis Underwood, and Regina Wright as well as two technicians that will either be returning from leave and/or will be hired and certified in vision by the time of the conference.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
Attendance at this conference will cause no impact to Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Travel and conference costs are budgeted f...
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