End of the Year Message from Kathy Dowd, AuD The Audiology Project (TAP) began in 2016, when Dr. Pamela Allweiss, Director of Translational Services at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), announced that hearing and balance would be added to the PPOD (Pharmacy, Podiatry, Optometry, and Dental) tool guide for diabetes management. At the time, I had been in ongoing conversations with Dr....
No actionable change — this is a personal reflection and organizational history piece with no clinical findings.
TAP's founding narrative illustrates the growing institutional recognition that audiology is an important part of whole-person chronic disease care, which continues to shape the profession's scope and public health role.
- 01The Audiology Project was founded in 2016, originating from a CDC initiative on hearing, balance, and chronic disease.
- 02Dr. Kathy Dowd is the outgoing Executive Director reflecting on nearly a decade of TAP leadership.
- 03TAP's core mission has been integrating audiology into chronic disease management frameworks.
- 04The piece is an organizational retrospective, not a clinical or research article.
- 05No new data, policy changes, or clinical guidance are introduced.
The Audiology Project was founded in 2016 as an outgrowth of a CDC initiative linking hearing and balance health to chronic disease care.
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