Write the Vision provides resources with a specific focus and theme that corresponds with the time of year. Use these resources in your community outreach to educate African Americans about the importance of comprehensive dilated eye exams.
This Mother's Day, consider a sight-saving gift
Help the ladies in your life get a dilated eye exam.
Mother's Day is a great time to remind women in your community about the importance of maintaining healthy vision. Encourage members of the community you serve to skip the perfume or candy this year and show they care in a different way. Give the gift of healthy eyes this May by talking to the women in your family and community about the benefits of getting a dilated eye exam.
Share this important message by distributing the following materials:
Slide/flyer
Please share this slide/flyer with the people in your community. Include it in presentations and weekly congregational announcements, place in common areas, and post on your website and social media pages.
Featured resource
Check out our May eye health feature, See Well for a Lifetime Toolkit—Module 1: Making vision a health priority.
Social media posts for May
Here are the Write the Vision social media posts for May. We hope you are as excited as we are to share them. Get the word out in the community by sharing these posts about healthy vision. Join the national conversation by using the hashtag #MyHealthyEyes.
Facebook posts
This Mother's Day, give the women in your family a gift that will help them see and be their best—a comprehensive dilated eye exam. Learn more: https://nei.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/DilatedEyeExamParticipantHandout_tagged.pdf
Did you know women are at higher risk for eye diseases and conditions because they typically live longer than men? Help make sure the women in your life maintain healthy vision for the rest of their lives. Learn about age-related eye diseases and conditions: https://nei.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/VandAToolkit_Mod1_Handout_508.pdf
Twitter posts
This #MothersDay, give the women in your family a gift that will help them see & be their best—a dilated eye exam: https://nei.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/DilatedEyeExamParticipantHandout_tagged.pdf
#Women are at higher risk for eye diseases & conditions because they typically live longer than men. More: https://nei.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/VandAToolkit_Mod1_Handout_508.pdf #DYK