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  • Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on eye health
    Hodge, William.
    "July 2005."
  • Healthy Vision 2010
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    National Eye Institute
    A collection the vision-related goals, statistics, organizations and information of the Healthy People 2010 project from the National Institute of Health.
  • Improving the nation's vision health :a coordinated public health approach.
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.).
    Cover title."The importance of vision and eye health has been recognized with the introduction of vision objectives in Healthy People 2010, a national disease prevention initiative that identifies opportunities to improve the health of all Americans....The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Vision Health Initiative (VHI) located within the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT), has [involved] a wide range of stakeholders in the design of a coordinated public health framework to prevent blindness and vision impairment. It is intended that this report will assist CDC and other public health champions in developing and implementing more comprehensive and detailed strategies that will reduce the burden of vision impairment and eye diseases for all Americans during the next decade and beyond." - p. 3.
  • National plan for eye and vision research.
    National Eye Institute

  • Vision problems action plan: a national public health strategy
    Prevent Blindness America
    Define strategic vision health plan with three priority areas: prevention/public health, access to care and rehabilitation, research.
  • Vision problems in the United States: recommendations for a state public health response.
    National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
    This is the report from the Vision Loss / Blindness Prevention committee to assess current state-wide activities in this prevention and identify possible public health roles. The committee was formed in 2004 by the Chronic Disease Directors.

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