Public Health Region 11 Vision, Hearing and Speech Services

Vision Statement:

Our vision is to help children reach their ultimate potential for success in life through efforts directed toward the early identification and assessment of vision and hearing problems.

Purpose:

To provide educational workshops throughout Public Health Region 11 to different agency personnel that certifies them to do standardized vision and hearing screening, referral and follow-up to specialists, proper recording of screening results, and accurate reporting to the Texas Department of Health Central Office.

Activities:

• To plan, develop, and schedule vision and hearing certification workshops throughout PHR 11 serving public, private, parochial, or denominational schools as well as childcare facilities in the region.
• To audit, evaluate, and monitor vision and hearing screening techniques used in the above settings.

Karin Abeyta, MPA 
Program Manager

Phone: 956-542-2182