Vision and Eye Health Toolkit
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- Vision Impairment in the United States
- Public Health Agencies Can Help
- How to Use This Toolkit
Vision health is critically important for all aspects of a person’s life, including physical health, social engagement, education, employment, and socioeconomic position. Reduced vision affects a person’s ability to perform daily activities and increases a person’s risk of other health problems and premature death.1–5 It can also cause economic stress on individuals and society from direct medical expenses and indirect expenses related to loss of mobility and productivity. In the United States (US), direct and indirect expenses for eye disorders across all age groups were about $139 billion in 2013.6
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Unfortunately, vision health is rarely included in public health programs designed to prevent or manage chronic diseases because of limited resources and competing priorities. As a result, most public health agencies lack the framework or guidelines they need to appropriately address vision and eye health as a public health issue.
Building Public Health Capacity to Enhance Vision and Eye Health: A Toolkit for Public Health Agencies and Their Partners, developed by the Centers for Disease Control [...]