Hearing Learning Health Network
Advancing evidence-based hearing healthcare through collaborative research, standardized clinical practices, comprehensive education, and sustainable innovation
One Mission, Two Identities
The Hearing Learning Health Network operates through complementary frameworks designed to serve different stakeholders while advancing the same goal: equitable, evidence-based hearing healthcare for all.
Equitable Access to Rehabilitative Services
Patient-facing brand providing accessible, multilingual resources and tools that empower individuals and families navigating hearing healthcare.
- Clear, actionable patient education
- 9 languages with cultural sensitivity
- Community-centered design approach
- Family and caregiver support
Hearing Learning Health Network
Professional framework advancing the field through research, clinical standards, provider education, and scalable innovation.
- Research collaboration infrastructure
- Evidence-based protocol development
- Provider training and certification
- Academic and institutional partnerships
The Learning Health Network Cycle
HLHN operates as a continuous improvement system where research findings inform standards, standards guide education, and real-world innovation generates new research questions.
Collaborative studies identify what works in hearing healthcare
Findings translate into clinical protocols and best practices
Standards inform patient resources and provider education
New care models generate data for the next research cycle
Continuous improvement: Each cycle strengthens the evidence base and expands our capacity to deliver equitable, high-quality hearing healthcare.
Four Strategic Pillars
HLHN's comprehensive approach addresses the full spectrum of hearing healthcare improvement through integrated, evidence-based initiatives.
Research & Data Infrastructure
Building collaborative research networks and shared data systems to generate and disseminate evidence for hearing healthcare improvement.
- Multi-site collaborative research studies
- Shared databases and outcomes tracking
- Implementation science investigations
- Health literacy and equity research
Evidence-Based Clinical Standards
Developing standardized protocols, quality measures, and care pathways that ensure consistent, high-quality hearing healthcare delivery.
- Clinical protocol development and validation
- Quality measure creation and benchmarking
- Standardized documentation frameworks
- Health literacy-informed patient materials
Education & Training
Creating comprehensive educational resources for patients and robust training programs for hearing healthcare professionals.
- Multilingual patient education (9 languages)
- Provider certification and continuing education
- Community health worker training programs
- Family and caregiver support resources
Innovation & Practice Improvement
Testing and scaling new care delivery models, technologies, and approaches that expand access and improve outcomes.
- AI-powered multilingual content creation
- Community-based care delivery models
- Technology integration and optimization
- Patient engagement platform development
Health Literacy: Our Unifying Framework
HLHN is fundamentally a health literacy initiative that addresses systemic barriers to hearing healthcare through comprehensive, evidence-based solutions.
Health literacy is the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions. By positioning HLHN as a comprehensive health literacy initiative, we address root causes rather than symptoms, creating sustainable, scalable improvements across the hearing healthcare ecosystem.
Partnership Opportunities
We're building strategic collaborations with organizations whose missions align with different aspects of the network, creating synergies that advance our shared goals.
Academic Institutions
Research collaborations, shared databases, multi-site studies, and educational program development
Professional Organizations
Clinical standards development, provider training, certification programs, and field-wide advocacy
Patient Advocacy Groups
Co-development of education resources, community engagement, patient-centered research priorities
Healthcare Systems
Implementation support, quality improvement initiatives, standardized protocol adoption
Join the Hearing Learning Health Network
Whether you're a researcher, clinician, institution, or organization, there are opportunities to collaborate in advancing evidence-based, equitable hearing healthcare.