The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight will be holding a virtual hearing on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding focusing on health care, mental health, substance use disorder, public health, and human services. Children’s Vision Massachusetts will be testifying to support an initiative from Representative Christine Barber for one-time funding to provide vision screening tools to every school and preschool in Massachusetts, along with support resources and training especially to communities most impacted by the COVID pandemic.
2022
2021
- CVMA members provide Massachusetts School Nurse Clinical Update Training Series
- CVMA collaborates with MA DPH on new state vision screening protocols
- Children’s Vision Massachusetts Testifies at House Hearing on Behalf of ARPA Funding for Vision Screening
- US Department of Education Voices From the Field: Interview with Paulette Tattersall
- CVMA urges parents and caregivers to call their legislators to support the new vision bills
- Celebrate School Nurses Day on May 12!
- CVMA Adds Support for CDC Vision Programs
- Children’s Vision Massachusetts Members “Visit” Capitol Hill
- Children’s Vision Digital Screen Tips and Resources
- CVMA Co-Chair Contributes to Collaborative Position Statement on Children’s Vision
- Children’s Vision Massachusetts goes to Capitol Hill Virtually!
2020
- December is Give the Gift of Sight Month
- Prevent Blindness Children’s Vision Screening Certification Course for Massachusetts
- CVMA Celebrates World Sight Day with Don’t Wait Social Media Campaign
- Hiding in Plain Sight
- Update for Eye Care Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Vision Screening Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Names Logan Newman, East High Vision Care Program, as Recipient of the 6th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award
- The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Issues Updated National Report Outlining the Current State of Children’s Vision and Eye Health
- July 1 2020 National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness to Release Considerations for Community Vision Programs
- Children’s Vision Screening During Distancing
2019
- Fight For Sight and Prevent Blindness Announce Call for Entries for the 2020 Joanne Angle Public Health Award
- 2019: Danielle Ledoux, MD, Joins Prevent Blindness Delegation from Massachusetts to advocate at Capitol Hill
- 2019: July is Fireworks Awareness Month
- Celebrate Independence Day Safely without Using Fireworks
- 2019: June is Cataract Awareness Month
- 2019: May is Ultraviolet (UV) Rays Month
- 2019: April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- 2019: March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- 2019: February is AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
2018
- 2019: January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- 2018: December is Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month
- 2018: November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
- 2018 See America Press Release
- 2018: Shanyn Toulouse Joins Prevent Blindness Delegation from Massachusetts to Discuss the Importance of Healthy Vision
2017
2016
- 2016: Children’s Vision Massachusetts Coalition to Hold Summit to Help Address Children’s Eye Health Issues and Discuss Vision’s Impact on Learning
- 2016: CVMA Receives Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Excellence Award
- 2016: Children’s Vision Massachusetts Summit:
- Bruce Moore, OD, Receives Jenny Pomeroy Award in Washington DC