Every start of the year marks a new beginning, and this year is no different. I'm pleased to share with you several exciting changes.
Deafness Research Foundation is launching the Hearing Restoration Initiative, a new marketing, awareness, and fundraising campaign that has as its cornerstone hair cell regeneration. This is a thrilling scientific field that has the potential to develop a therapeutic treatment option to cure deafness.
DRF is also launching a hearing awareness program aimed at preteens and their parents, called Safe and Sound. Our educational outreach kicks off this fall in New York City--a city that's no stranger to loud noises from subways and construction--and we have plans to eventually roll it out around the country. (See "DRF News" on page 6 to learn more about both campaigns.)
We are also pleased to unveil the new look for Hearing Health Magazine. We've added new columns, such as Hearing Aids 101, by Maryland-based audiologist Ross Cushing, who will cover diverse topics on the subject of hearing aids. The back page will be devoted to Meet the Researcher, a closer look at DRF grant recipients, their research, their backgrounds, and their interests outside of work. The new editorial teamEditor Yishane Lee, Art Director Julie Grant, and Senior Editor Andrea Delbanco--collectively bring more than four decades of publishing experience to the magazine. They've worked hard to make it more accessible and readablequite literally, in fact. Thanks to your responses to our reader survey, Hearing Health now features a larger font size.
In addition, our new editorial committee--comprised of scientists, audiologists, and other hearing healthcare professionals--has vetted the pages of the magazine, so we can be sure we continue to bring you accurate, timely information about hearing loss in all of its dimensions: scientific, personal, newsworthiness, and more.
We sincerely hope you enjoy the magazine, and we'd love to hear your feedback. Please email your comments to editor@hearinghealthmag.com. And our very best wishes for a happy, healthy 2011!
Warm regards,
Clifford P. Tallman, Jr.
Deafness Research Foundation
Chairman, Board of Directors
