Vision & Hearing
Services

Vision and hearing screenings are now offered at no charge by the school’s request by Cook County Department of Public Health for preschool age children during the 2024-2025 school year. Screenings are conducted for children enrolled in daycare centers or preschool programs in suburban Cook County (SCC) – with the exception of Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, and Stickney Township.

To request a screening, schools, preschools and daycare centers may request services from CCDPH. For 2024-2025 school year, screenings will only be provided to preschool students ages 3-5 years old as mandated by the Illinois School Code.

Vision/hearing screenings

To arrange for vision/hearing screenings at your school/center, please follow these steps: 

• Complete the Application To Request Vision and Hearing Services
• Prepare for our visit:
  • Download the Roster Form and complete it for the technician on the day of the visit. The roster form is to be completed by the school.
  • Download packet of all necessary forms to be completed by the parent or legal guardian in advance and have the forms available for the technician at the time of the screening.
• Parent or Legal Guardian Forms include:
  • Parent/Guardian Consent for Services (English and Spanish)
  • Eye and Ear History Form (English and Spanish)
  • CCHHS Notice of Privacy Practices and Acknowledgment of Receipt of CCHHS (English and Spanish)

Once an application has been received for services, CCDPH will contact the designated school/center staff within 7 days to schedule the screening. It is our goal to provide schools/centers and their children with the highest level of professional services. Each screening procedure takes approximately 10 minutes per student.

If you have additional questions, please contact us at [email protected] .

Application To Request Vision and Hearing Services