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Causes: Ear & Throat Diseases, Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments, Health, Public Health
Mission: Dedicated to enabling lifetime learning by identifying preventable loss of vision and hearing.
Programs: Community health services: provides vision and hearing screening of children and adults in minnesota and financial assistance for eye exams and eyewear, issued in the form of vision vouchers to low-income children screened by sight & hearing association staff. Through an application process, financial assistance is provided to adults and children in need of low-cost/no-cost hearing aids.
professional education and research: provides research, vision and hearing health awareness campaigns and professional vision and hearing education programs to benefit children and adults in minnesota.
public health information: provides community education programs, health fairs and exhibits, school-based education programs and consultation to industry and other program providers.