The AOA Foundation Optometry Cares has named the 2012 recipients
of the Luxottica-funded Healthy Eyes Healthy People (HEHP) state grant program: Patricia
Westfall-Elsberry, O.D., AR.; Miki Carpenter, Ph.D., CA; Linda
Rouse, O.D., FL; Jill Gonder, IA; L’Erin Garner, O.D., MPH, IN;
Todd Fleischer, KS; Doug Wilkinson, LA; Michael Ackermann, MN;
Linda Ross Aldy and Katie Nelson, MS; Alissa Johnson, NB; Lawrence
Ragone, O.D., NJ; Joan Portello, O.D., MPH, NY; Terri Gossard, O.D.,OH; Ruthie Ruan, O.D., OK; Len V Hua, OR; Zakiya Nicks, O.D.,
TN; and Michael Judkins, O.D.,UT. Healthy Eyes Healthy People program looks to improve the eye and visual health, and its grants are based on the Healthy People 2020 initiative, developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The grants will stimulate community initiatives in eye care. This year, applicants proposed a project that focuses on one of the two vision objectives to improve children’s vision.
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