Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439981
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439981
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439981
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
A Brief Account of Organized Work for the Prevention of Blindness in Four States
Author: Russell Sage Foundation. Prevention of Blindness Committee
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Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
World Blindness and Its Prevention
Author: Sir John Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
World Blindness and Its Prevention
Author: Sir John Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192617552
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
At least half of all blindness in the world is preventable. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), with its national and international partners, seeks to reduce the global toll of 40 million blind people by increasing awareness of this problem among the people of the world and their governments, by encouraging financial and manpower support of blindness prevention programs, and by promoting the development of effective prevention programs employing the most appropriate and economic technology. This volume is based on the proceedings of the Third General Assembly of the IAPB held in New Delhi in December 1987. It provides up-to-date information on the four main causes of blindness--trachoma, xerophthalmia, onchocerciasis, and cataract--and sets out the strategies for dealing with them in different regions of the world. There are also reports and recommendations from all the major organizations devoted to the prevention of blindness.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192617552
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
At least half of all blindness in the world is preventable. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), with its national and international partners, seeks to reduce the global toll of 40 million blind people by increasing awareness of this problem among the people of the world and their governments, by encouraging financial and manpower support of blindness prevention programs, and by promoting the development of effective prevention programs employing the most appropriate and economic technology. This volume is based on the proceedings of the Third General Assembly of the IAPB held in New Delhi in December 1987. It provides up-to-date information on the four main causes of blindness--trachoma, xerophthalmia, onchocerciasis, and cataract--and sets out the strategies for dealing with them in different regions of the world. There are also reports and recommendations from all the major organizations devoted to the prevention of blindness.
The Prevention of Blindness
Author: Roth
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Strategies for the Prevention of Blindness in National Programmes
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9789241544924
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9789241544924
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Prevention of Blindness
Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
World Blindness and Its Prevention. Vol. 6, Vision 2020
Author: editor Pararajasegaram (R.)
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Category : Blindness
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category : Blindness
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publication
Author: National Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Publisher:
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Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
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Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Children who Need Not Have Been Blind
Author: New York State Committee for the Prevention of Blindness
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Category : Blindness in children
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Blindness in children
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description