The Co-Chairs of the Congressional Vision Caucus (CVC) circulated a Dear Colleague letter this week to other members of the CVC, urging their colleagues to join Representatives Baldwin and Sessions in recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute. Representative Baldwin introduced House Resolution 366 on April 27 to acknowledge this milestone anniversary and to designate 2010-2020 as the Decade of Vision.
Prevent Blindness America thanks Representative Baldwin and her HR 366 co-sponsors for recognizing vision impairment and eye disease as a major public health problem. We applaud the National Eye Institute for playing a critical role as a leader in prevention research benefiting adults and children and for continuing to raise awareness about vision and eye health through the upcoming Decade of Vision.
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed and sworn in as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services earlier this week. Prevent Blindness America looks forward to working with Secretary Sebelius in this time of health care reform.
For more information about Prevent Blindness America's position on health care reform and our policy agenda for the First Session of the 111th Congress, go to: http://tiny.cc/8okzj.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Florida House of Representatives Recognizes Sports Eye Safety
Prevent Blindness America and Prevent Blindness Florida are pleased to announce that the Florida House of Representatives adopted HR 9095, a resolution recognizing the seriousness of sports-related eye injuries in children and the importance of sports eye safety to protect the children of Florida.
Eye injuries are the leading cause of blindness in children in the United States, and 90% of these injuries can be avoided with the use of protective eyewear. Prevent Blindness America applauds the Florida House of Representatives for their commitment to children's eye health.
For more information about sports eye injuries and how you can protect your child's sight, go to
http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/sportspage1.html.
A copy of the adopted Florida resolution may be found at: http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/FloridaHouseResolution9095.pdf.
Eye injuries are the leading cause of blindness in children in the United States, and 90% of these injuries can be avoided with the use of protective eyewear. Prevent Blindness America applauds the Florida House of Representatives for their commitment to children's eye health.
For more information about sports eye injuries and how you can protect your child's sight, go to
http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/sportspage1.html.
A copy of the adopted Florida resolution may be found at: http://www.preventblindness.org/news/releases/FloridaHouseResolution9095.pdf.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Share Your Stories of Vision for Health Care Reform
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Senator Max Baucus and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Edward M. Kennedy sent a letter to President Obama today affirming their mutual intention to move on health care reform in the 111th Congress. It is imperative that vision health and vision care insurance coverage be recognized as components of health care reform.
Share your stories about the importance of vision health and coverage with Prevent Blindness America through our Facebook group page or by emailing info@preventblindness.org.
To read the full letter to President Obama, go to http://tiny.cc/dlCjf.
Share your stories about the importance of vision health and coverage with Prevent Blindness America through our Facebook group page or by emailing info@preventblindness.org.
To read the full letter to President Obama, go to http://tiny.cc/dlCjf.
National Health Council Petition for Health Care Change
The National Health Council, an organization representing 120 national health-related organizations (including Prevent Blindness America) is seeking patient advocates to join their Put Patients First campaign and sign their Petition for Change. The Council's goal is to collect 1 million signatures in 2009 to demonstrate to elected officials that the public needs patient-focused health care reform.
The Put Patients First campaign emphasizes five health care principles:
1. Cover Everyone
2. Curb Costs Responsibly
3. Abolish Exclusions of Pre-Existing Conditions
4. Eliminate Lifetime Caps
5. Ensure Respect at the End of Life.
Sign the petition (http://www.puttingpatientsfirst.net/petition/) and share your stories about the importance of vision health and coverage with the National Health Council (http://www.puttingpatientsfirst.net/sharestory/) and with Prevent Blindness America through our Facebook group page or by emailing info@preventblindness.org.
For more information about Prevent Blindness America, your eye health and our public policy positions, go to http://www.preventblindness.org/.
The Put Patients First campaign emphasizes five health care principles:
1. Cover Everyone
2. Curb Costs Responsibly
3. Abolish Exclusions of Pre-Existing Conditions
4. Eliminate Lifetime Caps
5. Ensure Respect at the End of Life.
Sign the petition (http://www.puttingpatientsfirst.net/petition/) and share your stories about the importance of vision health and coverage with the National Health Council (http://www.puttingpatientsfirst.net/sharestory/) and with Prevent Blindness America through our Facebook group page or by emailing info@preventblindness.org.
For more information about Prevent Blindness America, your eye health and our public policy positions, go to http://www.preventblindness.org/.
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