Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative

Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2017-01-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309439981

The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.

Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired

Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired
Author: J. Elton Moore
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891289456

Rehabilitation professionals have long recognized that the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired are unique and require a special knowledge and expertise for the provision and coordination of effective rehabilitation services. Contributions to this text from more than 25 experts provide essential information on subjects such as functional, medical, vocational and psychological assessments; demographic and cultural issues; placement and employment issues; and the rehabilitation team. Each chapter includes a Learning Activities section that can be used in class assignments or during in-service training. Sample forms, such as a Job Analysis Worksheet, a Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation System Protocol, an Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program, and a Work Environment Visual Demands Report are included in the appendices. An extensive glossary provides easy access to clear definitions of terms.

Just Human

Just Human
Author: Arielle Silverman
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11-11
Genre:
ISBN:

That All May Read

That All May Read
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1983
Genre: Blind
ISBN:

Provision of library service to blind and physically handicapped individuals is an ever-developing art/science requiring a knowledge of individual needs, a mastery of information science processes and techniques, and an awareness of the plethora of available print and nonprint resources. This book is intended to bring together a composite overview of the needs of individials unable to use print resources and to describe current and historic practices designed to meet those needs. - Preface.

Gerontological Social Work Practice in the Community

Gerontological Social Work Practice in the Community
Author: George S. Getzel
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1985
Genre: Community health services for older people
ISBN: 9780866561457

Here is an extremely useful book--one which will help social workers understand the needs of special populations of older people, the nature of practices in the community, and some of the policy and practice issues which they confront in their work.

Encyclopedia of Canadian Social Work

Encyclopedia of Canadian Social Work
Author: Francis J. Turner
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2005-09-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0889204365

Annotation Covers over 500 topics important to Canadian social work. Written by a highly diverse group of experts and covering all aspects of the field nation-wide.