Deaf Health

Welcome to the Deaf Health blog!

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Deaf Health was created by medical students at the University of Rochester in western New York to help improve health information access for the Deaf community. We understand that the Deaf community faces great challenges when it comes to health information and this blog is intended to help bridge that gap.

Our goal in creating this site is two-fold. First, we want to provide a frequently updated resource page for online Deaf health resources. Second, and more importantly, we plan to periodically post ASL videos on various relevant health topics. Rather than duplicate some of the great work done on other sites such as DeafMD.org and DeafDoc.org that use a more lecture style format, our videos will portray a conversation as doctor and patient struggle with learning together about these important topics.

How are topics for videos chosen? Members of our team are working closely with The National Center for Deaf Health Research which is working on an exciting survey to identify and define important disparities and important health topics related to the Deaf community. Our initial project, based upon interviews with Deaf members of the Rochester area, and preliminary data from the Rochester Deaf Health Survey, will focus on obesity. In the future, we plan to continue referring to the results of this study when they become available and interviewing Deaf individuals in our area to identify other important topics.

How will videos be available for viewing? We want the information we provide to be easily accessible. We will post the videos as they are completed here on this blog. In addition, we plan to post them in higher video quality in another location still to be determined. Finally, we will have DVD copies available for purchase by individuals or physicians.

How often will new videos come out? Medical students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will continue to make videos with support from a variety of organizations and help from the local Deaf community. We anticipate that there will be two to three new videos created each year.

We hope you find this site helpful and educational,

The DeafHealth blog team.

Video List

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Here you will find the ASL videos we create. We have just one for now, but as new ones become available, we will post a link below

Obesity

Obesity Video

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Here is our first ASL video on obesity. A version with captioning is on its way. Let us know what you think.

Deaf Health Video:Obesity from Deaf Health on Vimeo.

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Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss

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While this is not a link for information on health topics, it is a great place for individuals with hearing loss that are interested in the health care field as a profession.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

The National Center for Deaf Health Research

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The mission of this organization is: “To improve the health of Deaf people and their families using the results from community-based participatory research.” This site does not provide information on health topics, but it does present some of the exciting work that is being done to try and better understand the health needs of the Deaf Community. They are currently in the middle of conducting a groundbreaking research project entitled: “The Rochester Deaf Health Survey.”

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

The Deaf Wellness Center

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The Deaf Wellness Center is part of the University of Rochester that provides a variety of services including clinical patient services, video health interpreting services, and training for health professionals. They also have produced a couple of great resources including a textbook on mental health interpreting and an hour-long ASL video aimed at educating women on sexual health topics.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Hands & Voices

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“Hands & Voices is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as the professionals who serve them.” This is more of a site offering support rather than education or information, but can be a great resource for putting you in contact with people in your area that may be able to help you with health concerns.

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The National Association of the Deaf-Healthcare

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The National Association of the Deaf, among other things, provides legal information on rights of deaf individuals and this link is to a section specifically on health.

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Deaf Health Forum

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As with many forums on the internet, users must be cautious about the information found here. However, it can be a helpful place to connect with other deaf individuals and ask questions from them about health topics.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Healthcare for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients

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This page states it is a work in progress, but it has some information on local Deaf Health resources around the country.

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AA 12 Step Meetings in the US/Canada

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This site provides links to AA and 12 step programs around the country that meet in ASL or offer ASL interpretation services.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Addiction Help for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

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This is a great, but narrow, health resource on addiction services for deaf individuals including the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Steps in ASL.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Described and Captioned Media Program

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This a library of media of described and captioned media with some on health topics. If you search around a bit you can find some good resources, but they aren’t likely to be in ASL

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Deafdoc.org

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This is a site put together and maintained by a Deaf Friendly physician in Rochester, NY. As with Deafmd.org, there are health related ASL videos that you can watch online, but the list of topics is not as broad and the lecture-type format is the same. There are other resources as well for people interested in ASL medical interpreting, a broad list of somewhat outdated links on resources (health related and otherwise) for deaf individuals, and a newsletter that you can subscribe to receive for free.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Deafmd.org

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This website is subtitled: “Bridging Medicine & The Deaf World.” It is a spectacular resource with tons of information about health topics from reputable sources like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). You can search the database of Deaf Friendly doctors to find one in your area and subscribe to a RSS feed with topics that are updated about monthly regarding deaf health. However, the most exciting part of the site is the loads of videos that you can watch that explain health topics and lab tests using ASL. While the content is excellent, the video format is more of a lecture rather than a conversation, putting it a bit on the boring side.

Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Deaf Health Resources

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Here you will find a list of Deaf Health related sites that we found to be helpful. The links will take you to a post with a brief description and an external link to the site. Use the star ratings to tell us how helpful you find the LINKED RESOURCE.

Soon you will be able to leave comments about each one including how useful (or not) each is. If we forgot one that you think is great let us know.