Sound Advice: A Hearing Friendly Business Podcast

Hearing Loss Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Awareness for Managers and Community Members


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Today's Hearing Friendly Business Podcast will give you valuable tips on how to address Hearing Loss Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Awareness for Managers and Community Members. “Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the United States and is more prevalent than diabetes or cancer. Occupational hearing loss, primarily caused by high noise exposure, is the most common U.S. work-related illness" according to the Center for Disease Control.
Age diversity is addressed as people are living longer, working longer, and have intergenerational co-workers. Sometimes as many as 5 generations with Millennial and GenXers Managers addressing the multiple needs. Hearing loss sensitivity and inclusion could be a common thread to bring all your team together as hearing loss does not discriminate. It affects every age, race, gender, and socio-economic thread. Plus, hearing and vision are determining factors in the quality of life according to Healthy People 2010 by the United State Department of Health and Human Services.
Hear about how you can learn some solutions to help be more diverse, increase your equity, and gain inclusion strategies to not only help those with hearing loss but to improve your conservation measures making it COOL TO WEAR HEARING AIDS (medical prosthetic devices) or COOL TO WEAR EAR Protection. Then to learn what foods can reduce and improve hearing loss with Hearing Friendly Business Training.
There is so much more. See note transcripts and talk Sound Advice: Hearing Friendly Business Podcast on your walks or drives to learn so much more. Just the tip of the iceberg.
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Sound Advice: A Hearing Friendly Business PodcastBy Teresa Barnes RN