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and tinnitus (ringing in the ear) by changing knowledge, atti- tudes, and behaviors of school-aged children. Whereas the Noisy Planet campaign makes use of activities developed by Dangerous Decibels for its classroom presentations, Dangerous Decibels is adapting Noisy Planet materials for parents in Native American tribes in the northwest United States. Visit the Dangerous Decibels website at http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/.
Finally, NIDCD’s Noisy Planet campaign will be partici- pating in the USA Science & Engineering Festival, which will be held October 23-24, 2010, at the National Mall and Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., and which is expected to attract roughly 100,000 visitors.
“Over the past two years, people have told us how excit-
ed they are to learn about the Noisy Planet campaign and how necessary it is,” said Blessing. “Our goal is to keep that momentum going. We want tweens to think about protecting their hearing as routinely as they think about brushing their teeth or buckling their seat belt.”
To learn more about the Noisy Planet campaign and its partner activities, go to www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/. Sign up for the Noisy Planet e-bulletin, at www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/subscribe, to keep informed about the availability of new materials, including Spanish materials, as well as other activities. If you are in the D.C. metro region and would like to schedule a presentation, please contact Robert Miranda-Acevedo at (301) 496-7243 or Miranda1@mail.nih.gov to learn more.AT
Jennifer Wenger received a B.S. degree in education from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and her M.A. in biology from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. She is the deputy director of the Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There, she helps conduct media relations, community relations, public education, and dis- semination of scientific information. She also helps oversee the NIDCD Information Clearinghouse, the arm of the NIDCD that provides information and resources for health professionals, patients, industry, and the public. Before joining the NIDCD, Ms. Wenger helped conduct media relations for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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