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School Health Services
651-201-3650
health.school.health@state.mn.us

Contact Info

School Health Services
651-201-3650
health.school.health@state.mn.us

School Hearing and Vision Screening Videos

MDH through Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) provides best practices training for vision and hearing screening.  Training is open to nurses, school health para personnel, or volunteers in school who perform vision and hearing screening with students.  This training helps to ensure consistency in screening and the referral process.  It is highly recommended to complete this training before providing screening.   To register or to learn more visit MDH C&TC Trainings or to C&TC Training Registration.

More information on school screening programs School Health Services Essentials

Nurses

The following videos were developed to provide a review for nurses who have been previously trained in vision and hearing screening.  These videos align with the role of the school nurse in school screening. These videos are about 15 minutes in length.

  • Quick Review: Hearing Screening for School Nurses - YouTube (video is set to autoplay)
  • Quick Review: Vision Screening for School Nurses - YouTube (video is set to autoplay)

School Health Assistants/Volunteers

These videos align with the role and scope of school health assistants or volunteers who assist the nurse with the school screening program.  It is the responsibility of the nurse to share specific information related to the school’s screening program and to answer questions. These videos are about 12 minutes in length.

  • Quick Review: Hearing Screening for those assisting School Nurses - YouTube (video is set to autoplay)
  • Quick Review: Vision Screening for those assisting School Nurses - YouTube (video is set to autoplay)

Elementary Students

This video was developed to help elementary students learn what to expect and alleviate any apprehension when participating in vision and hearing screening at school.  The video was aimed for elementary students but could be used for any grade and is about 3 minutes in length.  The nurse or the classroom teacher could show this video in the day/s preceding the scheduled screening.

  • A Quick Review to Help Prepare Elementary Students for Hearing/Vision Screening - YouTube (video is set to autoplay)
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Last Updated: 11/12/2023

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