Better Hearing & Speech Month 2017

Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and role of ASHA members in providing life-altering treatment.

For 2017, our theme is "Communication: The Key to Connection." We have many resources to help you celebrate all month long. Please check back for the latest materials and information on BHSM activities.

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Week 4: Bilingual Speech/Language Development

• Video: The Superpower of Being Bilingual 
• ASHA/AAP Article: 7 Myths and Facts About Bilingual Children Learning Language
• Infographic: Tips for Raising Your Child To Be Bilingual
• Infographic: Bilingual Myth/Fact 1 [Spanish] 
• Infographic: Bilingual Myth/Fact 2 [Spanish] 
• Infographic: Bilingual Myth/Fact 3 [Spanish] 
• Infographic: Bilingual Myth/Fact 4 [Spanish] 

Week 3: Stroke

• Video: Speech-Language Pathologists: Your Post-Stroke Partner
• Quiz: Are You Stroke Savvy?
• Infographic: Stroke: Trending Up in Younger People
• Infographic: Act FAST: Did You Know?
• Infographic: Aphasia: Did You Know?
• Infographic: Dysphagia: Did You Know?
• Infographic: Stroke in the United States: Did You Know?
• National Stroke Association Stroke Month Toolkit
  

Week 2: Autism

• ASHA/Resourceful Mom Twitter Party: Autism (Tuesday, May 9, at 1 p.m. ET)
• Kids and Autism: How Speech-Language Pathologists Help (Video)
• Video: Tips for Kids: How You Can Be FABB When Communicating With Friends With Autism
• Speech-Language Pathologists and Autism: Learn How We Can Help (Autism Speaks blog)
• Infographic: Making Connections: 9 Tips for Communicating Better With People With Autism
• Infographic: Autism Prevalence: Did You Know?
• Infographic: Autism and Kids: Did You Know?

Week 1: Noisy Society

• Press Release: From Millennials to Baby Boomers, U.S. Adults Say Public Places Are Too Noisy
• Desde la generación de la posguerra hasta la del milenio, los adultos estadounidenses dicen que los lugares públicos son muy ruidoso
• ASHA Report: Noisy Environments Poll [PDF]
• Video Infographic: ASHA 2017 Noise Poll Highlights
• Video: “Top Noisiest” Leisure Activities
• Infographic: Your Noisy Day Off
• Infographic: Hearing Loss Checklist
• Infographic: Preventing Hearing Loss: 8 Tips for Noisy Environments
• Infographic: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Did You Know?

• 2017 Campaign Logo
• Poster: Blue | White  [PDF]
• Flyer: Blue | White  [PDF]
• Facebook/Twitter Profile Picture Filter
• Facebook Cover Photo: Blue | White
• Twitter Photo: Blue |  White
• Coloring Page: Version 1 | Version 2 [PDF]
• Bookmarks: Blue | White [PDF]
• Appreciation Card: Version 1 | Version 2  [PDF]
• Sample Presentation: SLPs Serving Students With Autism [PDF]
• Sample Presentation: BHSM Family Feud [PDF]
• Love the Professions Audiology Sign: Version 1 | Version 2 [PDF]
• Love the Professions SLP Sign: Version 1 | Version 2  [PDF]
• 2017 products available for purchase (t-shirts, tote bags, pens, balloons, etc.)
• ASHA Consumer Education Materials
• Share Your BHSM Stories
• Hearing Screening Form - Adults [PDF]
• Patient Information Handouts (Audiology)

• Speaking Up For Communication social media contest—Sign Up Today!
• Member Press Release Template: Noisy Society [DOC]
• Member Press Release Template: Autism [DOC]
• Member Press Release Template: Stroke [DOC]
• Member Press Release Template: Bilingual Speech/Language Development [DOC] 
• Member Press Release Template: Bilingual Speech/Language Development (Spanish version) [DOC]

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