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WSA and ADA Partner to Launch Listen Up Initiative

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Aerial view of the Texas State Capitol building with US and Texas flags, overlaid with the text "Listen Up Texas"
✦ PlateAerial view of the Texas State Capitol building with US and Texas flags, overlaid with the text "Listen Up Texas"

Image of Listen Up Texas video PSA (available on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/1208476992). ISELIN, NJ and FRANKFORT, KY — WSA and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) today announced a national partnership to launch and scale Listen Up , a public awareness and Public Service Announcement (PSA) initiative designed to encourage adults 50 and older to make hearing screening a routine part of their healthcare...

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Clinical Takeaway

No actionable change — this is a public awareness campaign announcement with no new clinical guidance or evidence.

Why It Matters

A national public education initiative backed by two professional organizations could raise hearing health awareness and potentially increase patient help-seeking behavior across the field.

Key Points
  1. 01WSA and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) have formally partnered on the Listen Up initiative.
  2. 02Listen Up is a national public awareness and PSA campaign focused on hearing health education.
  3. 03The initiative is not a clinical program; it targets public knowledge rather than clinical practice.
  4. 04Campaign imagery suggests a state-level rollout (Texas) may be part of the broader national strategy.
  5. 05No funding sources, campaign budget, or outcome metrics were disclosed in the announcement.
Claims & Evidence

WSA and ADA have launched a national partnership to promote hearing health education via the Listen Up initiative.

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