Monday, June 29, 2009

Congress Set to Take up FY 2010 Appropriations after 4th of July Recess

Prevent Blindness America is working hard to secure FY 2010 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vision Health Initiative, the National Institutes of Health and the National Eye Institute. An estimated 80 million Americans have a potentially blinding eye disease, 3 million have low vision, 1.1 million are legally blind, and 200,000 are more severely visually impaired. While vision impairment and blindness are among the most feared disabilities, effective public health initiatives can dramatically decrease these numbers.

Congress is in recess this week for the 4th of July holiday but is set to take up appropriations bills when they return next week. You can be a Voice for Vision. Click here:
https://secure2.convio.net/pba/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=166
to advocate for funding for sight-saving programs.

Half of all blindness can be prevented through education, early detection and treatment. Funding for vision and eye health research is critical to public health.

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