5142.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

Vision Care Outreach

One of the most prominent reasons that people suffer from vision impairment is the lack of access to services. This session will describe several methods that are used to reach the most vulnerable populations.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: The participant will learn about several outreach projects which purpose is to provide vision and eye care to those with the most need.
Organizer(s):Ian B. Berger
12:30 PMA New Approach to Community Vision Screening and Prevention of Amblyopia in Young Children
Jack Campana, MEd, David B. Granet, MD, Stuart I. Brown, MD, Barbara L. Brody, MPH
12:50 PMProject see the world: A mobile vision care clinic
Angela F. Meshack, DrPH, A. Philip Aitsebaomo, OD, PhD
1:10 PMFree vision examination program for low-income uninsured children
Tiffany S. Sullivan, MPH, Kimberley Wilson
1:30 PMVision Stations: Community-based, self-sustaining primary eye care & more
Ian B Berger, MB, DrPH, Barbara Kazdan, BA
Sponsor:Vision Care Section
Cosponsors:School Health Education and Services; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA