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Building public health capacity to enhance vision and eye health : a toolkit for public health agencies and their partners

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  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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    Vision health is critically important for all aspects of a person’s life, including physical health, social engagement, education, employment, and socioeconomic position. Reduced vision affects a person’s ability to perform daily activities and increases a person’s risk of other health problems and premature death.1–5 It can also cause economic stress on individuals and society from direct medical expenses and indirect expenses related to loss of mobility and productivity. In the United States (US), direct and indirect expenses for eye disorders across all age groups were about $139 billion in 2013.6

    Unfortunately, vision health is rarely included in public health programs designed to prevent or manage chronic diseases because of limited resources and competing priorities. As a result, most public health agencies lack the framework or guidelines they need to appropriately address vision and eye health as a public health issue.

    Building Public Health Capacity to Enhance Vision and Eye Health: A Toolkit for Public Health Agencies and Their Partners, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), can help state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies and their partners assess the level of vision impairment in their communities, build effective partnerships, and implement effective and sustainable interventions to improve vision and eye health.

    This publication was supported by the Grant or Cooperative Agreement Number 5NU38OT000286-01, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

    Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Building Public Health Capacity to Enhance Vision and Eye Health: A Toolkit for Public Health Agencies and Their Partners. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept. of Health and Human Services: 2019.

    VisionAndEyeHealthGuide508.pdf

  • Content Notes:
    Introduction -- Section1: Assess Vision and Eye Health in Your Community -- Section 2: Build Effective Partnerships – Section 3: Implement Interventions to Improve Vision and Eye Health -- Section 4: Evaluate the Impact of Vision-Related Interventions -- Appendix A. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Vision Health Questions -- Appendix B. Tools.
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    Grant or Cooperative Agreement Number 5NU38OT000286-01
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    United States
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    ii, 38 numbered pages
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