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NEI announces recipients of Healthy Vision 2010 Community Awards

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BETHESDA, Md. — The National Eye Institute has announced the recipients of the first Healthy Vision 2010 Community Awards. These awards provide funding for community-based eye health education and promotion programs to bring sight-saving information and vision-related care to children, older adults and multicultural populations.

The awards will provide funds to community-based organizations that support local efforts in raising awareness about eye health issues, including diabetic eye disease, glaucoma and early detection of pediatric eye disease. Through a variety of activities, awardees aim to combat vision loss in their communities by spotlighting the importance of blindness prevention and vision rehabilitation. All of these activities mirror vision objectives outlined in Healthy People 2010, the nation’s health-promotion and disease-prevention framework.

For more information about the award winners or about Healthy Vision 2010, go to www.healthyvision2010.org.