3071.0 Public Health Surveillance of Vision Health

Monday, October 29, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
This session aims to describe the use of national and state data to assess overall vision and eye health, explore the strengths and weaknesses of current surveillance system, and inform future surveillance activities which will guide public health priorities and policies.
Session Objectives: 1) Define public health surveillance; 2) Describe vision and eye health surveillance system in the United States
Moderator:
Jeff Todd, JD

8:30am
Vision Health Initiative, A public health platform for vision health
Jinan B. Saaddine, MD, MPH
8:45am
Severity of Vision Impairment and Health-Related Quality of Life among Community Residents aged ≥40 Years: Findings from the 2006-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
John E. Crews, DPA, Chiu-Fang Chou, Dr PH, Xinzhi Zhang, MD, PhD, Matthew M. Zack, MD, MPH and Jinan B. Saaddine, MD, MPH
     
  
9:00am
Depression and Vision Loss Are Associated in Young, Middle-aged, and Older Adults in the United States, NHANES 2005-2008
Xinzhi Zhang, Kai Bullard, PhD, Mary Frances Cotch, PhD, Barry Rovner, MD, Gerald McGwin, MS, PhD, Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, Lawrence Barker, PhD, John E. Crews, DPA and Jinan B. Saaddine, MD, MPH
9:15am
Differences in self-reported cataract prevalence and cataract surgery by race and ethnicity in the United States, 2008
Chiu-Fang Chou, Dr PH, Xinzhi Zhang, John E. Crews, DPA and Jinan B. Saaddine, MD, MPH
9:30am
Integration of vision screening and outcome data into existing state surveillance systems
Sandra Block, OD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Vision Care Section

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Vision Care Section
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