Senate to take up FY 2010 LHHS Appropriations on July 28

The Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Subcommittee is scheduled to take up FY 2010 appropriations on July 28.

Prevent Blindness America is seeking $4.5 million in FY 2010 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vision Health Initiative (VHI). The House LHHS Appropriations Committee approved funding for the VHI that fell short of the $4.5 million needed to sustain and expand efforts to address the growing public health threat of preventable vision loss among older Americans, low-income, and under-served populations. This level of funding would also increase support for eye disease surveillance and evaluation systems, to ensure our nation has much-needed epidemiological data regarding overall burden and high-risk populations, so we can formulate and evaluate strategies to prevent and reduce the economic and social costs associated with vision loss and eye diseases.

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