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Category Archives: Health and Wellness

Strength After Domestic Abuse — Never Losing Sight of Who Matters 

Posted on September 25, 2023 - 8:08 am by Melissa Schenkel
Mother and child embrace; adult has a light forehead scar.

“I went blind in 2016 when I was two months pregnant,” says Stacie. She shares her ex abused her, injuring her neck and head. “I lost my vision — leading […]

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Mental Health Awareness Webinar and Action Steps 

Posted on September 7, 2023 - 9:29 pm by VisionAware Peers
Individual stares out of a window

Editor’s note: The following information was coordinated by Sandra Burgess, MSW, LCSW and updated by Katie Frederick in September 2023. According to figures from the National Institute of Mental Health, […]

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The Retina and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on July 16, 2023 - 7:08 am by Pris Rogers
picture showing where image is focused on the retina coming through the pupil, lens, and cornea

In June 2023, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) [of the National Institutes of Health(NIH)] released a report on changes in the retina (the layer of cells lining the back […]

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Healthy Vision Month-A Family Focus

Posted on May 8, 2023 - 6:14 am by Admin
National Eye Institute-NIH- Healthy Vision-A Family Focus logo with pivtures of families with children and the logo with an eye and a heart in the center

This year, National Eye Institute’s Healthy Vision Month’s goal is to encourage and equip families to protect their vision together! They aim to highlight their Spanish content to support Spanish-speaking […]

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Vision Changes and Your Mental Health

Posted on May 1, 2023 - 5:42 pm by Amanda Bernath
More Than Enough: Mental Health Awareness 2023 (image provided by the National Alliance of Mental Illness)

May is here! And while many around the country mark the month with buzz about the end of the school year, it also holds significance as a month we take […]

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