Be he@lthy, be mobile: A toolkit on how to implement mSafeListening, Web Annex, mSafeListening message libraries
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The mSafeListening handbook provides evidence-based message libraries for the promotion of safe listening behaviours and prevention of hearing loss. It includes guidance on how to develop, integrate, implement and evaluate a national mSafeListening programme.
An estimated 430 million people live with disabling hearing loss requiring rehabilitation services. If current trends persist, this number could rise to well beyond 700 million by 2050. When it is unaddressed, hearing loss has a far-reaching impact on the individuals affected, their families, society and the economy.
Using mobile technology to ensure access to targeted client communications, the mSafeListening programme provides health information to adolescents and young adults most at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening, as well as to their parents or carers.
