- NEHEP
- National Eye Health Education Program
Outlook Newsletter
Outlook Newsletter
Outlook is the electronic newsletter of the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP). Outlook provides quarterly updates on eye health education, disease prevention activities, and NEHEP activities and materials.
In the Fall 2009 Outlook Newsletter:
Letter From the Chair of the NEHEP Planning Committee
November is “American Diabetes Month” and “Diabetic Eye Disease Month.” Proper control of diabetes and dilated eye exams can help people protect their vision. We hope you will avail yourself of the many English and Spanish resources the National Eye Institute (NEI) has to help you educate your communities about diabetic eye disease.
Variables That Influence the Receipt of Eye Care: Focus Group Report
To better understand factors that influence the receipt of eye care, NEI conducted 20 focus groups across the United States to examine factors that influence preventive eye care, including both routine screening and care to prevent vision loss.
Diabetic Eye Disease: What You Can Do To Make a Difference
Help raise public awareness about the need for people with diabetes to have dilated eye exams at least once a year. NEI has a variety of materials in English and Spanish to help spread the word.
NEI Launches Online News Magazine
NEI has launched Eye on NEI, a monthly online news magazine that gives readers an inside look at the vision research process, from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside.
InfantSEE® Pilot Program Tests New Awareness Efforts
As part of a continuous effort to raise awareness about infants’ vision and eye health in the U.S., the InfantSEE® program, administered by Optometry’s Charity™—The American Optometric Association Foundation launched a pilot project to test new ways of raising awareness and increasing the number of patients seen.
PBA Receives MCHB Grant To Create National Center To Save Sight
Prevent Blindness America will use grant funds from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to establish the National Universal Vision Screening for Young Children Coordinating Center.
Macular Degeneration Partnership Targets AMD Risk Groups
The Macular Degeneration Partnership’s (MDP) outreach program directly connects
to groups most at risk for age-related macular degeneration. MDP has reached
over 50,000 people through a variety of venues.
Defining Blindness Prevention
Blindness Prevention is a consistent objective for many organizations and services, but there is no consensus about what this really means.
Wills Eye Institute Launches Online Learning Portal for Ophthalmologists
The Wills Eye Institute Eye Knowledge Portal offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-
art educational resource for ophthalmologists around the world.
NOA Three Silent Killers Program
The National Optometric Association’s Three Silent Killers Program promotes good eye and general health among racial and other ethnic minorities.
OSUCO Students Provide Service and Gain Experience
The Ohio State University College of Optometry currently supports a variety of community-based optometric facilities.
CDC’s Commitment to Vision Loss Prevention and Eye Health Promotion—New Website
The Vision Health Initiative, a group in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Diabetes Translation, has recently launched an expanded, newly retooled website.
Healthy Vision Community Awards Spotlight: Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center (PBPHC) is a tribally operated primary care clinic in Kansas that is contracted with the Indian Health Service (IHS). In May 2008, the Diabetes Program at PBPHC implemented the IHS/Joslin Vision Network Teleophthalmology Program in Indian Country.