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 a.m. Eastern or at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. To sign up and find out more, go to: www.preventblindness.org/advocacy.
Ever wondered how you can get involved in advocacy? PBA will walk you through the easy ways you can become an advocate - without flying to Washington, DC! Learn how to schedule a district visit, what to expect and how to educate your Member and staff about vision and eye health. Find out about town hall meetings - nearly every Member of Congress has them in their district over the summer. PBA will give you the tips you need to be heard at a town hall meeting!
Again, PBA is hosting the Eye CAN advocacy webinar on August 5, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern and again at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. To sign up and find out more, go to: www.preventblindness.org/advocacy.
There will be plenty of time to ask questions, and supporting materials will be provided after the call. Join PBA legislative staff and PBA's Washington, DC representatives for an informative webinar that will teach YOU how to advocate for vision and eye health issues!
Can't join us? Don't worry! The webinar will be posted online - check back at www.preventblindness.org/advocacy.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Funding Announcement: 2011 BRFSS Survey Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module
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 conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. The first optional vision module was introduced in 2005. The Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module contains nine questions to assess prevalence of self-reported visual impairment, eye disease, eye injury, access to eye care, lack of eye care insurance, and eye examination among individuals aged 40 years and older.
Through generous support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), PBA and NACDD will fund between 8-10 states to implement the Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in the 2011 BRFSS. Pending the availability of additional funding, more states may be able to receive funds to implement this module. We encourage all states to apply and take advantage of this important tool for measuring and managing your state’s vision and eye health.
Instructions to apply for funding to implement the Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in the 2011 BRFSS:
Funding Request: Please provide a funding request for the cost of implementing the vision impairment and access to eye care model. Include a budget narrative outlining the associated costs and expenses. Funding amounts will vary between individual states. Please limit your budget and budget narrative to one page.
Narrative: Please provide a brief statement describing how measuring the state-level vision and eye disease burden will allow for the development and dissemination of targeted public health strategies to address these and associated issues. Please limit your narrative to no more than one double-spaced page with one inch margins and 12 point font.
Due Date: 5pm EST Friday, July 9th, 2010
Submission: Please email your application to Nita Patel, Director of Public Health at Prevent Blindness America, at npatel@preventblindness.org
Announcements: Funding announcements will be made in August 2010.
PBA and NACDD look forward to your state’s interest in the improvement of vision and eye health surveillance at state and local levels by including the optional Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in your 2011 BRFSS survey.
Download the BRFSS Funding announcement flyer.
Through generous support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), PBA and NACDD will fund between 8-10 states to implement the Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in the 2011 BRFSS. Pending the availability of additional funding, more states may be able to receive funds to implement this module. We encourage all states to apply and take advantage of this important tool for measuring and managing your state’s vision and eye health.
Instructions to apply for funding to implement the Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in the 2011 BRFSS:
Funding Request: Please provide a funding request for the cost of implementing the vision impairment and access to eye care model. Include a budget narrative outlining the associated costs and expenses. Funding amounts will vary between individual states. Please limit your budget and budget narrative to one page.
Narrative: Please provide a brief statement describing how measuring the state-level vision and eye disease burden will allow for the development and dissemination of targeted public health strategies to address these and associated issues. Please limit your narrative to no more than one double-spaced page with one inch margins and 12 point font.
Due Date: 5pm EST Friday, July 9th, 2010
Submission: Please email your application to Nita Patel, Director of Public Health at Prevent Blindness America, at npatel@preventblindness.org
Announcements: Funding announcements will be made in August 2010.
PBA and NACDD look forward to your state’s interest in the improvement of vision and eye health surveillance at state and local levels by including the optional Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care Module in your 2011 BRFSS survey.
Download the BRFSS Funding announcement flyer.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Don’t Fry Day: Why Sun Exposure Concerns Everyone
“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 time.
It wasn’t until I started working for the Stratospheric Protection Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that I learned a few other reasons to wear hats and sunglasses. Because the ozone layer is not expected to recover until about 2065, more ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is able to get through the ozone layer. UV radiation is a carcinogen just like tobacco smoke and asbestos, and it’s a primary risk factor for skin cancer and cataracts.
Read More HERE
It wasn’t until I started working for the Stratospheric Protection Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that I learned a few other reasons to wear hats and sunglasses. Because the ozone layer is not expected to recover until about 2065, more ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is able to get through the ozone layer. UV radiation is a carcinogen just like tobacco smoke and asbestos, and it’s a primary risk factor for skin cancer and cataracts.
Read More HERE
Friday, April 30, 2010
CDC Report: Smoking Kills over 440,000 Each Year
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.htm
Smoking increases an individual's risk for eye disease, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. AMD affects the back of the eye and can cause central vision to become blurry or wavy and cause a blind spot in the center of a person's vision. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. It is linked with diabetes, and anyone with diabetes is at risk for diabetic retinopathy. A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye, blocking or changing the way light passes through the eye.
Prevent Blindness America provides detailed information on these eye diseases on our website, including risk factors and what you can do to prevent these diseases and protect your eyesight. For more information on eye disease, go to: http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/
Many states have taken action to ban and restrict smoking as it relates to public health. To find your state's smoking laws, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States
Smoking increases an individual's risk for eye disease, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. AMD affects the back of the eye and can cause central vision to become blurry or wavy and cause a blind spot in the center of a person's vision. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. It is linked with diabetes, and anyone with diabetes is at risk for diabetic retinopathy. A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye, blocking or changing the way light passes through the eye.
Prevent Blindness America provides detailed information on these eye diseases on our website, including risk factors and what you can do to prevent these diseases and protect your eyesight. For more information on eye disease, go to: http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/
Many states have taken action to ban and restrict smoking as it relates to public health. To find your state's smoking laws, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States
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