Prevent Blindness America

Congressional Briefing UV and our Nation’s Vision

2010-09-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

Prevent Blindness America is proud to host a Congressional Briefing this Wednesday September 29 UV and Our Nation's Vision. Please stop by our website www.sunandvision.org for more information about UV and our Nation’s Vision.For everyone in the Washington DC region we hope that you will join us on September 29, 2010 for this exciting Congressional Briefing. For everyone who is not in DC we

PBA Eye CAN Webinars in September!

2010-09-10T07:35:00.000-07:00

Join Prevent Blindness America (PBA) for a webinar on Eye CAN Advocacy Network (Eye CAN) training on Tuesday, September 28 or Thursday, September 30.PBA is excited to announce two opportunities for you to participate in advocacy webinars this month. Join us as you learn how to advocate for vision and eye health this fall.Attend and learn about advocacy on September 28 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern (EST)

Check out PBA's Eye CAN Advocacy Webinar Podcast

2010-08-25T11:32:00.001-07:00

Prevent Blindness America held our summer Eye CAN advocacy webinar training on August 5 in preparation of advocacy visits this August. Webinar participants gained the tools needed to advocate for vision and eye health at home in their Congressional districts.Still interested in being an advocate? Check out www.preventblindness.org/advocacy to view the webinar podcast. The webinar will walk you

Join PBA for an Advocacy Training Webinar this week!

2010-08-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

Join Prevent Blindness America (PBA) for a webinar on Eye Care Advocacy Network (Eye CAN) training on Thursday, August 5.PBA is excited to announce two opportunities for you to participate in a webinar on summer legislative activities. Join us as you learn about how to advocate for vision and eye health over the Congressional August recess. Attend and learn about advocacy on August 5, at 10:30

Funding Announcement: 2011 BRFSS Survey Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module

2010-06-17T08:52:00.000-07:00

Prevent Blindness America (PBA) and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) would like to announce an opportunity for states to receive funding to implement the Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. The BRFSS is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health

Don’t Fry Day: Why Sun Exposure Concerns Everyone

2010-05-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

“Sun exposure and African Americans?” – Well, I can say that as a young African American, it wasn’t perceived as an issue. Sure we spent countless hours outdoors – doing the things that Americans do in the summer: picnics, beach trips, playing baseball, etc. I heard about skin cancer and the perils of tanning. But we didn’t set out to the beach to tan; we went to enjoy the surf and the family

CDC Report: Smoking Kills over 440,000 Each Year

2010-04-30T11:11:00.000-07:00

This week's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality report states that 443,000 U.S. residents die from cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke exposure each year. The report states that smoking costs the United States $96 billion in medical costs annually. A copy of the CDC report can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5916a3.htmSmoking

President Obama Signs Final Elements of Health Care Reform

2010-03-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

Today, President Obama signed the final elements of health care reform into law. This historic legislation included a number of important provisions that impact vision and eye health. "This is truly an historic day," said Hugh Parry, Prevent Blindness America’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "Prevent Blindness America is pleased that the hard work of Senator Kay Hagan and our advocates

This week is Prevent Blindness America's Eyes on Capitol Hill Week

2010-03-08T13:49:00.000-08:00

Join our Capitol Call-in and Be a Voice for Vision!Prevent Blindness America is hosting our fifth annual Eyes on Capitol Hill advocacy campaign March 9-12, 2010. We start the week off with a national Capitol Call-in on March 9. This event is a unique opportunity for our advocates across the country to get involved and educate lawmakers about vision and eye health.Prevent Blindness America

Join our Capitol Call-in March 9, 2010!

2010-03-01T10:20:00.000-08:00

PBA President's Day Advocacy Week

2010-02-11T10:35:00.000-08:00

Thank you for participating in our 2010 advocacy efforts and our President's Day Congressional District visits February 16-19, 2010. As you know, in honor of the President's Day holiday on February 15, we are asking you to meet with your Representative and Senators while they are home on recess from Congress next week.Prevent Blindness America is advocating for FY 2011 resources to support and

Prevent Blindness America 2010 Federal Legislative Agenda

2010-02-01T08:14:00.000-08:00

Each year, Prevent Blindness America advocates for vision and eye health at the state and federal levels. Our federal legislative agenda for 2010 is as follows:Provide $5 million in FY 2011 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vision Health Initiative. Additional FY 2011 resources will support: strengthened state-based public health efforts to address vision and eye health

Get Involved in Prevent Blindness America's 2010 Advocacy Efforts

2010-01-21T08:36:00.000-08:00

Prevent Blindness America is kicking off our 2010 advocacy efforts, asking you to take part in Congressional meetings at home. In honor of the President Day's holiday on February 15, we are asking you to reach out to your Representative and Senators and request a meeting in their district offices that week while they are home on recess from Congress. We have prepared a template meeting request

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

2010-01-14T08:10:00.000-08:00

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month and Prevent Blindness America seeks to educate the public on what they can do to maintain their eye and vision health.Glaucoma, a disease that causes a gradual degeneration of cells that make up the optic nerve, is the second leading cause of blindness in the world and the leading cause of blindness in African American and Hispanic populations in the

Happy New Year from Prevent Blindness America!

2010-01-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

In this new year, Prevent Blindness America will continue to advocate for eye and vision health, and we are pleased to join our patient advocates in conversations about access, coverage, research and legislative developments in eye health.As we roll out our 2010 legislative agenda, we are asking you to join us in advocacy activities through the United States. In February, in honor of the

Heatlh Care Reform Update

2009-12-26T16:49:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays from the Prevent Blindness America Government Relations Team!