Tag: community health
Understanding Social Determinants of Health Can Lead to Culturally Safe Care
"It's easy to think that anyone can just walk into an eye clinic and access the eye care. But that's not always the case,"...
Doctor Tackles Gaps in Children’s Vision Care With Team-Based Approach
Jeanne Hopkins, OD, knows many children who fail school-based vision screenings, for whatever reason, do not get follow-up care. “When children fail a screening,...
California Optometric Association Applauds Decision to Allow Optometrists to Administer COVID-19...
In a move to address the state’s shortage of health care providers available to administer COVID-19 vaccines, the California Department of Consumer Affairs approved a public health emergency waiver that will allow doctors of optometry to administer COVID-19 vaccines to persons 16 years of age or older.
