LEND Alumni and Faculty meets the Secretary of the Board of Family Voices

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LEND Alumni and faculty also met with Grace Williams, Secretary of the Board of Family Voices, a national advocacy organization of parents with children with special health care needs. Information on the organization was shared, in addition to strategies to access supports for various initiatives. (L-R): Zenaida Okada and Leone Rohr, LEND Alumni, and Grace Williams. Not shown: Terrie Fejarang
LEND Alumni and faculty also met with Grace Williams, Secretary of the Board of Family Voices, a national advocacy organization of parents with children with special health care needs. Information on the organization was shared, in addition to strategies to access supports for various initiatives. (L-R): Zenaida Okada and Leone Rohr, LEND Alumni, and Grace Williams. Not shown: Terrie Fejarang

AMCHP Conference

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LEND Alumni and faculty recently traveled to Washington, DC to attend the annual AMCHP Conference. Before the conference started, the team had the oppotunity to visit the national office of the Autism Society of America (ASOA) to meet with staff on April 5. L-R: Scott Badesch, President/Chief Executive Officer, ASOA, Zenaida Okada and Leone Rohr, LEND Alumni, and Terrie Fejarang, LEND faculty and Guam CEDDERS Associate Director. Not shown: Rose Jochum, Director of Internal Initiatives.
LEND Alumni and faculty recently traveled to Washington, DC to attend the annual AMCHP Conference. Before the conference started, the team had the oppotunity to visit the national office of the Autism Society of America (ASOA) to meet with staff on April 5. L-R: Scott Badesch, President/Chief Executive Officer, ASOA, Zenaida Okada and Leone Rohr, LEND Alumni, and Terrie Fejarang, LEND faculty and Guam CEDDERS Associate Director. Not shown: Rose Jochum, Director of Internal Initiatives.

Autism Month Celebration and Outreach Event

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Members of the Autism Community Together (ACT) non-profit organization facilitated the opening ceremonies of the Autism Month celebration and outreach event held at the Agana Shopping Center's Center Court on Saturday, April 3. Lou Mesa, President of ACT (holding the certificate) and the officers were joined by Congresswoman Madeliene Bordallo (to Lou's left) and First Lady Christine Calvo (to Lou's right) on stage to applaud the efforts of the community in promoting increased awareness of autism on island.
Members of the Autism Community Together (ACT) non-profit organization facilitated the opening ceremonies of the Autism Month celebration and outreach event held at the Agana Shopping Center’s Center Court on Saturday, April 3. Lou Mesa, President of ACT (holding the certificate) and the officers were joined by Congresswoman Madeliene Bordallo (to Lou’s left) and First Lady Christine Calvo (to Lou’s right) on stage to applaud the efforts of the community in promoting increased awareness of autism on island.

Association of Maternal & Child Health Program (AMCHP) Conference

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Margarita Torres Aldan, MPH, Director, Division odf Public Health Services and former Maternal and Child Health Program Coordinator, Commonwealth of the Northn Mariana Islands, is shown here receiving the "Maternal Child Health Bureau Director's Award" during the recent Association of Maternal & Child Health Program (AMCHP) Conference held on April 6-9 in Washington, D.C. Margarita received this award in recognition of her efforts in coordinating health care during the recovery period after the devastating impact of Typhoon Soudelor that struck Saipan on August 2, 2015.
Margarita Torres Aldan, MPH, Director, Division odf Public Health Services and former Maternal and Child Health Program Coordinator, Commonwealth of the Northn Mariana Islands, is shown here receiving the “Maternal Child Health Bureau Director’s Award” during the recent Association of Maternal & Child Health Program (AMCHP) Conference held on April 6-9 in Washington, D.C. Margarita received this award in recognition of her efforts in coordinating health care during the recovery period after the devastating impact of Typhoon Soudelor that struck Saipan on August 2, 2015.

Sagua Mañagu Birthing Center Training on ChildLink

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Staff from Sagua' Mañagu Birthing Center attended a refresher training on entering hearing screening data into the Guam EHDI ChildLink System on March 25. Joseph Mendiola, Guam EHDI Data Coordinator conducted the training. Sagua' Mañagu is one of three birthing centers on Guam and has been an active partner in faciiltating newborn hearing screenings and data tracking. Completing the training were (L-R): Nicole Santos, Marie Lachica, Ealani Lobaton, and Leah Malnum. Thank you Sagua' Mañagu for your support!
Staff from Sagua’ Mañagu Birthing Center attended training on entering hearing screening data into the Guam EHDI ChildLink System on March 25. Joseph Mendiola, Guam EHDI Data Coordinator conducted the training. Sagua’ Mañagu is one of three birthing centers on Guam and has been an active partner in faciiltating newborn hearing screenings and data tracking. Completing the training were (L-R): Nicole Santos, Marie Lachica, Ealani Lobaton, and Leah Malnum. Thank you Sagua’ Mañagu for your support!

Annual EHDI Conference

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Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director (right), met with Connie Stevens from the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Program, met during the Annual EHDI Conference held in San Diego, California on March 14-15 to discuss the possibility of her program using some video clips from the Guam EHDI website.
Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director (right), met with Connie Stevens from the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Program, during the Annual EHDI Conference held in San Diego, California on March 14-15 to discuss the possibility of her program using some video clips from the Guam EHDI website.
Representing the Guam EHDI Team during the recent Annual Conference included, (L-R): JJ Mendiola, EHDI Data Coordinator; Dr. Heidi San Nicolas, Guam CEDDERS Director and EHDI Project Principal Investigator; Maravic Guiao, RN, Nurse Supervisor, Obstetrics, Guam Memorial Hospital; Terrie Fejarang, Guam EHDI Project Coordinator; and Robert Leon Guerrero, M.D., Guam EHDI Pediatric Champion.
Representing the Guam EHDI Team during the recent Annual Conference were (L-R): JJ Mendiola, EHDI Data Coordinator; Dr. Heidi San Nicolas, Guam CEDDERS Director and EHDI Project Principal Investigator; Maravic Guiao, RN, Nurse Supervisor, Obstetrics, Guam Memorial Hospital; Terrie Fejarang, Guam EHDI Project Coordinator; and Robert Leon Guerrero, M.D., Guam EHDI Pediatric Champion.
Represenatatives from the Pacific Rim Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Projects met before the Annual EHDI Meeting to provide updates and share information. Islands represented included American Samoa, Saipan, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Palau, Majuro, Oahu, and Guam. Also attending the Pacific Rim Meeting were representatives from the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Representatives from the Pacific Rim Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Projects met before the Annual EHDI Conference to provide updates and share information. Islands represented included American Samoa, Saipan, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Palau, Majuro, Oahu, and Guam. Also attending the Pacific Rim Meeting were representatives from the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

22nd Assistive Technology Fair at the Micronesia Mall

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White bus parked with a lowered ramp.

(Left) Jude Ogo (right) tests out the accessibility features of the MV-1 van as Elijah Jones (left), a driver from Fukuda Enterprises, stands by to demonstrate the van and provide Jude and other Fair-goers with information about the vehicle. The van and a low floor accessible bus were on display and available for demonstration courtesy of the Guam Regional Transit Authority and Fukuda Enterprises.
(Left) Jude Ogo (right) tests out the accessibility features of the MV-1 van as Elijah Jones (left), a driver from Fukuda Enterprises, stands by to demonstrate the van and provide Jude and other Fair-goers with information about the vehicle. The van and a low floor accessible bus were on display and available for demonstration courtesy of the Guam Regional Transit Authority and Fukuda Enterprises.

 

Carla Torres, GSAT Program Coordinator, talks to a husband and wife who came to the AT Fair in search of information and resources.
Carla Torres, GSAT Program Coordinator, talks to a husband and wife who came to the AT Fair in search of information and resources.
Leah Abelon (left), GSAT Center Assistant, demonstrates speech to text apps on an iPad to two fair participants.
Leah Abelon (left), GSAT Center Assistant, demonstrates speech to text apps on an iPad to two fair participants.
Marie Bautista, a certified occupational therapist assistant with the Guam Department of Education’s Special Education Division, has Vadin Guerrero try some assistive technology tools as father Vince looks on.
Marie Bautista, a certified occupational therapist assistant with the Guam Department of Education’s Special Education Division, has Vadin Guerrero try some assistive technology tools as father Vince looks on.
Fair participants review resources offered by the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Program.
Fair participants review resources offered by the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Program.
Students from the American Sign Language classes at Guam Community College provided entertainment at the GSAT AT Fair with signed songs and stories.
Students from the American Sign Language classes at Guam Community College provided entertainment at the GSAT AT Fair with signed songs and stories.
Darlene Taimanglo, a teacher for students with visual impairments with the Guam Department of Education’s Special Education Division, stands in front her display of various assistive technology devices she uses with her students.
Darlene Taimanglo, a teacher for students with visual impairments with the Guam Department of Education’s Special Education Division, stands in front her display of various assistive technology devices she uses with her students.

Guam CEDDERS attends the 2016 Dental Fair

Guam CEDDERS attends the 2016 Dental Fair

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Dawn Guerrero (seated at right), Guam CEDDERS Grant Assistant, responds to questions from participants at the Dental Fair held on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Micronesia Mall. On display and for dissemination were a variety of Guam CEDDERS products including Parent Activity Tip Cards, I Mandikiki' Newsletter, the 2016 Neni Directory of Services, and several brochures on the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) program and information that promotes the importance of Early Childhood Development and developmental screening.
Dawn Guerrero (seated at right), Guam CEDDERS Grant Assistant, responds to questions from participants at the Dental Fair held on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Micronesia Mall. On display and for dissemination were a variety of Guam CEDDERS products including Parent Activity Tip Cards, I Mandikiki’ Newsletter, the 2016 Neni Directory of Services, and several brochures on the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) program and information that promotes the importance of Early Childhood Development and developmental screening.