Vision Health Initiative Improving surveillance and research

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1 Vision Health Initiative Improving surveillance and research Jinan B. Saaddine MD, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vision Health Initiative

2 Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Financial Disclosure I have no relevant commercial entity relationships or financial interests to disclose Jinan B. Saaddine MD, MPH

3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

4 VHI Home National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health promotion DIVISIONS OFFICE ON SMOKING AND HEALTH Tim McAfee, M.D., M.P.H. DIVISION OF NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND OBESITY CAPT Heidi Blanck. Acting DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CAPT Wanda D. Barfield, M.D., M.P.H., DIVISION OF ORAL HEALTH RADM William Bailey, D.D.S., M.P.H. Acting DIVISION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH (P) Rebecca Bunnell, ScD, M.Ed. Acting Office of the Ursula E. Bauer, Ph.D., M.P.H. Dana Shelton, MPH Deputy Dara Murphy, M.P.H. Management Officer Sean Cucchi, M.H.A. Associate for Policy Barbara Bowman, Ph.D. Associate for Science Michael Pratt, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Advisor for Global Health Peter Briss, M.D., M.P.H., CAPT USPHS Medical Rebecca Bunnell, Sc.D., M.Ed. Associate for Public Health Practice Anne Haddix, Ph.D., M.S. Senior Policy Advisor Jeff McKenna, M.S. Associate for Communication Science Brenda Colley Gilbert, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. Extramural Research Program Office Jason Bonander, M.A. Office of Informatics and Information Resource Management Vision and Eye Health DIVISIONS DIVISION FOR HEART DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION Yuling Hong Acting DIVISION OF CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL Marcus Plescia, M.D., M.P.H. VHI DIVISION OF DIABETES TRANSLATION Ann Albright, Ph.D., R.D. DIVISION OF POPULATION HEALTH (P) Wayne Giles, M.D., M.S. DIRECTOR 4

5 VHI Mission VHI s mission is to enhance public health surveillance and research that provides the basis for effective public health programs and policy decision to reduce the burden of vision loss. Surveillance Effectiveness Research Public Health Programs 5

6 Why Public Health Surveillance o Assess and Monitor the burden, risk factors, and disparity o Prioritize programs o Evaluate progress

7 The Changing Landscape of Surveillance National to Local Individual level characteristics State specific County estimates Contextual

8 Glaucoma Project Community-based Intervention Reaching High Risk Detection Referral/follow up Identify and engage high risk people in underserved communities Provide educational workshops Provide ocular examination Rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention Ensure referral, management, and follow ups in individuals suspect of or diagnosed with glaucoma

9 Future Aspirations Surveillance Effectiveness Research Public Health Programs Suggested citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Making eye health a population health imperative: Vision for tomorrow. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

10 Future Surveillance Aspirations Continue and expand collaboration with other federal agencies, professional organizations, academic researchers, and the public health sectors to advise and assist with the national vision and eye health surveillance system Expand the use of BRFSS to better assess the burden within states Include vision and eye health assessment in NHANES to generate national and timely data Use existing data systems, such as the AAO IRIS registry, AAOMORE registry, and other EHRs

11 Future Research Aspirations Focus on vision health disparity Develop and implement evidence-based interventions with public health impact that can influence policy and clinical practice. o Scaled up, o Sustained, and o Expanded nationwide

12 The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision Hellen Keller Thanks