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NCCVEH at Prevent Blindness Names '23 Champion for Children's Vision Award Recipient as Danielle Crull, owner of A Child's Eyes, and The Truffles the Kitty Organization

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星期三, 八月 16, 2023
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CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the ninth annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award" as optician Danielle Crull, ABOM, author, business owner of A Child's Eyes, organizer of The Pumpkin Patch Project, and founder of the Truffles the Kitty Organization (TKO). The award will be formally presented at the NCCVEH Annual Meeting on Sept. 14, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness has named Danielle Crull, ABOM, owner of A Child's Eyes, and The Truffles the Kitty Organization, as Recipient of the 9th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award.
  • The Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health approaches for children's vision and eye health at the state or national level.
  • "Thank you to the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness for this award.
  • For more information on the 2023 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award, Prevent Blindness or the NCCVEH, please visit nationalcenter.preventblindness.org or contact Donna Fishman at [email protected] .

Prevent Blindness Issues Call for Nominations for the 2023 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award from the NCCVEH

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星期四, 五月 11, 2023
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CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has issued a call for nominations for the ninth annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award." The award recognizes significant efforts by an individual, or group of individuals, to improve public health approaches for children's vision and eye health at the state or national level. The deadline for submission is July 1, 2023, at noon ET.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has issued a call for nominations for the ninth annual " Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award ."
  • The Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the NCCVEH, to be held virtually on Sept.14, 2023.
  • An all-volunteer committee for the Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award will review all nominations and select the award winner.
  • "We encourage anyone who shares in our sight-saving mission to submit nominations for this year's Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award!"

Survey Reveals 44% of Parents Have Missed Work in the Past Year to Address Their Child's Mental Health Needs

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星期三, 四月 26, 2023
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BOSTON, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fewer than half of working parents are satisfied with their current pediatric mental health benefits according to a new survey* from Researchscape International commissioned by Mightier, a digital program for children that uses game-based play to build emotional health.

Key Points: 
  • Per the National Center for Children in Poverty, children with mental health problems may miss as many as 18 to 22 school days.
  • To combat these growing concerns, Mightier has launched "Mightier for Business" that provides employers, health plans (both commercial and Medicaid) and digital health partners a solution to immediate access to pediatric mental health services.
  • The Researchscape International survey found that 86% of working parents think that employers should provide mental health services for the employee's children.
  • It's no surprise that parents and caregivers are looking to health plans and employers to provide new forms of accessible, high-quality care."

New Study Finds Digital Mental Health Interventions Improve ADHD Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

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星期二, 四月 25, 2023
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MADISON, Wis., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bend Health, Inc. ("Bend"), a national provider of pediatric mental health care services for children and families, today announced results of a new study showing that collaborative, digital mental health interventions improved symptoms in children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The peer-reviewed study was published in the JMIR Formative Research.

Key Points: 
  • ("Bend"), a national provider of pediatric mental health care services for children and families, today announced results of a new study showing that collaborative, digital mental health interventions improved symptoms in children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • "Our findings are good news for the six million children and their families in the U.S. with an ADHD diagnosis."
  • The study, analyzing treatment of more than 100 kids ages 6 to 16 with ADHD symptoms using Bend services, found that most members experienced improvement.
  • "This is real-world evidence that collaborative, digital mental health interventions, can improve ADHD symptoms among children and adolescents while addressing the growing need for accessible, high-quality behavioral health care," said Dr. Monika Roots, co-founder and president, Bend Health.

Bend Health's Digital Measurement-Based Care Significantly Reduces Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

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星期四, 四月 20, 2023
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MADISON, Wis., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bend Health, Inc. ("Bend"), a national provider of pediatric mental health care services for children and families, today announced its digital, measurement-based collaborative care model significantly reduced anxiety and depression symptoms in children and adolescents, according to a new study published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting.

Key Points: 
  • ("Bend"), a national provider of pediatric mental health care services for children and families, today announced its digital, measurement-based collaborative care model significantly reduced anxiety and depression symptoms in children and adolescents, according to a new study published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting.
  • Digital measurement-based care significantly improves symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents.
  • Among 114 patients with elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms, 73.3% with anxiety symptoms and 73.1% with depressive symptoms showed improvement.
  • "Digital measurement-based care significantly improves symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents," said Dr. Monika Roots, Bend co-founder and president.

Prevent Blindness Offers Webinars, Services and Free Resources for August's Children's Eye Health and Safety Month During the "Year of Children's Vision"

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星期三, 七月 27, 2022
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CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, and 2022 is the "Year of Children's Vision" at national non-profit, Prevent Blindness. The nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization is offering a wide variety of free resources, including educational tool kits, fact sheets, webinars, and more, to provide parents, caregivers, teachers, school nurses and public health professionals the information they need to help keep children's eyes healthy and ensure that children are ready to learn and succeed in school, activities and development.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, and 2022 is the "Year of Children's Vision" at national non-profit, Prevent Blindness .
  • The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has an extensive library of free informational resources about vision health for children from infants to teens.
  • Available in August, Prevent Blindness and the NCCVEH will offer:
    a new episode in the online Focus on Eye Health Expert Series, "Partnering with School Nurses for Children's Vision and Eye Health."
  • Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.

Call for Nominations Issued for the 2022 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award from the NCCVEH at Prevent Blindness

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星期三, 六月 1, 2022
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CHICAGO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has issued a call for nominations for the eighth annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award." The highest honor that the NCCVEH bestows, the award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health approaches for children's vision and eye health at the state or national level. The deadline for submission is August 1, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has issued a call for nominations for the eighth annual " Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award ."
  • The award will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the NCCVEH, to be held virtually on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
  • Nominations for the 2022 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award may include an individual person or group who is implementing change to improve children's vision health in the United States.
  • The all-volunteer Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award Committee will review all nominations and select the award recipient or recipients.

The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Convenes New Children's Vision Equity Alliance

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星期三, 十一月 17, 2021
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To further this commitment, the NCCVEH is working with other leading stakeholders to establish The Children's Vision Equity Alliance (CVEA) .

Key Points: 
  • To further this commitment, the NCCVEH is working with other leading stakeholders to establish The Children's Vision Equity Alliance (CVEA) .
  • For more information about The Children's Vision Equity Alliance or children's vision health topics, please visit https://nationalcenter.preventblindness.org/childrens-vision-equity-alli... or contact Donna Fishman at (800) 331-2020 or [email protected] .
  • Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.
  • In 2009, Prevent Blindness established the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health (NCCVEH), with support from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

NCCVEH Names Shavette L. Turner, Prevent Blindness Georgia, as Recipient of the 7th Annual Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award

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星期三, 八月 18, 2021
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CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the seventh annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award" as Ms. Shavette L. Turner, Vice President, Children's Vision Services at Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA) , in recognition of her leadership and expansion of the "Children's Vision Services of Prevent Blindness Georgia" program.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has announced the recipient of the seventh annual "Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award" as Ms. Shavette L. Turner, Vice President, Children's Vision Services at Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA) , in recognition of her leadership and expansion of the "Children's Vision Services of Prevent Blindness Georgia" program.
  • The award will be formally presented at the NCCVEH Annual Meeting, to be held virtually, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.
  • The highest honor that the NCCVEH bestows, the Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health approaches for children's vision and eye health at the state or national level.
  • For more information on the 2021 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award, Prevent Blindness or the NCCVEH, please visit nationalcenter.preventblindness.org or contact Donna Fishman at (800) 331-2020 or [email protected] .