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Prevent Blindness Georgia Raises $320,000 To Expand Their Vision Saving Initiatives For Underserved Youth and Adults At 7TH Annual Night for Sight Gala

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星期一, 十一月 20, 2023
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The funds raised will support their ongoing vital children’s vision services and help them expand to reach even more school systems across Georgia.

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  • The funds raised will support their ongoing vital children’s vision services and help them expand to reach even more school systems across Georgia.
  • In 2023, PBGA achieved a historic milestone by serving the largest number of Georgians in its history, including 51,120 school children and 3,412 financially insecure adults.
  • Since its inception in 1965, PBGA’s mission has been focused on ensuring that every individual has access to essential eye care and vision-saving treatments.
  • “We are incredibly grateful for our 2023 Person of Vision, Scott Bullock,” said Jill Thornton, President and CEO of Prevent Blindness Georgia.

Prevent Blindness Georgia Helps 7,563 Whitfield County and Dalton City Students Succeed in the Classroom

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星期五, 六月 2, 2023
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As of this month, Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA) finished their annual vision screening initiative for 7,563 Whitfield County Public School and Dalton City School students to help them better succeed in the classroom.

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  • As of this month, Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA) finished their annual vision screening initiative for 7,563 Whitfield County Public School and Dalton City School students to help them better succeed in the classroom.
  • Through the process, PBGA found that Whitfield County and Dalton City students had a much higher vision testing failure rate (at 19 percent) when compared to the national average (8-10 percent).
  • There were 1,435 students referred to their clinics for additional free eye exams and prescription eyeglasses.
  • The final clinic was held at Rock Bridge Community Church alongside the Latin American Association and doctors from Georgia Eye Partners .

TI expands space-grade product portfolio with radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant plastic packages for missions from new space to deep space

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星期一, 十一月 28, 2022
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TI also introduced new product families to the radiation-tolerant Space Enhanced Plastic (Space EP) portfolio.

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  • TI also introduced new product families to the radiation-tolerant Space Enhanced Plastic (Space EP) portfolio.
  • Plastic substrate ball-grid array (PBGA) and plastic-encapsulated devices offer an alternative to traditional space semiconductor packages.
  • TI's SHP specification indicates integrated circuits (ICs) that meet the rigorous design requirements of deep space missions with extremely harsh environmental conditions.
  • Learn more about TI's Space EP products by reading the application note, " Reduce the Risk in Low-Earth Orbit Missions with Space Enhanced Plastic Products ."

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.

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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.
  • 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] .