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Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers in Berea

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Whitney Anderson Prevent Blindness Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email: [email protected]                                      Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers at the Family Life Center Berea, OH (Aug. 1, 2018) – The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness held a preschool vision screening training workshop for area professionals who serve

Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers in Centerville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Whitney Anderson Prevent Blindness Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email: [email protected]                                                                                                          Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers at the Miami Valley Hospital Centerville, OH (Aug.1, 2018) – The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness held a preschool vision screening training workshop for 27 area professionals who serve young

Ohio Advocates Attend Prevent Blindness 13 TH Annual “Eyes On Capitol Hill” Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                  For more information: Whitney Anderson Prevent Blindness Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 E-mail: [email protected]                                Ohio Advocates Attend Prevent Blindness 13th Annual “Eyes On Capitol Hill” Event Columbus, OH (July 31, 2018) – Ohio Delegates Carolyn King (Powell), Sherry Lewis (Orient), Amy Pulles (Pickerington), Dr. Marjean Taylor Kulp (Hilliard),

Prevent Blindness to Provide Vision Screening on Senior Day at the Ohio State Fair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Laura Schwartz Phone (800) 301-2020 ext. 112 E-mail: [email protected]                        Prevent Blindness to Provide Vision Screening on Senior Day at the Ohio State Fair Ohio Department of Aging’s “Well Beyond 60!” EXPO brings partners together to offer free lifespan health & wellness info, services Columbus, OH (July

Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers in Cuyahoga County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Whitney Anderson Prevent Blindness Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email: [email protected]                                                                                            Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Broadview Heights, OH (July 24, 2018) – The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness held a preschool vision screening training workshop for area professionals who serve young children

Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers in Ross County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Whitney Anderson Prevent Blindness Phone: (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email: [email protected]                                                                                                                        Prevent Blindness Trains Vision Screening Volunteers   Chillicothe, OH (July 18, 2018) – The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness held a preschool vision screening training workshop for area professionals who serve young children on July 17

Eyes On Capitol Hill 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Whitney Anderson Phone:  (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email address: [email protected]                              Ohio Residents Head to Washington to Advocate for Support for Programs, Research to Save Sight Columbus, OH (July 10, 2018) – Ohio Delegates Carolyn King (Powell), Sherry Lewis (Orient), Amy Pulles (Pickerington)  and Sherry Williams (Bexley)

An Estimated 1,800 Fireworks Injuries Were to the Eyes in 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 29, 2018 For more information: Prevent Blindness, Whitney Anderson: 614-464-2020 ext. 105 Cell: 614-226-5772 [email protected] Ohio Department of Commerce, Kelly Stincer: 614-752-7179 [email protected] Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Gary A. Smith: 614-355-0495 [email protected] Health and Safety Leaders Urge the Public to Celebrate Independence Day Safely, Leave Fireworks to Competent                                                     Licensed Operators

Nearly Half of All Fireworks-Related Injuries are to Innocent Bystanders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Prevent Blindness Whitney Anderson Phone:  (800) 301-2020 ext. 105 Email address: [email protected]                                  Prevent Blindness Warns Ohioans about the Dangers of Backyard Fireworks                                                  -Nearly Half of Injuries are to Innocent Bystanders–   Columbus, OH (June 15, 2018) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), estimated that

Funding for Children’s Vision Screening Restored to Iowa State Budget

In 2017, the Iowa Department of Health cut $1.3 million from its budget, including nearly $100,000 in funding that benefitted the work of Prevent Blindness Iowa in bringing vision screenings to Iowa’s schoolchildren.  Ahead of the 2018 Iowa legislative session, Prevent Blindness and the Fred Hollows Foundation together with their See Now initiative partnered with Prevent Blindness Iowa