Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Free Eye Exams and Glasses Give Students Vision to Learn

Subject Area

Health Education

Grade(s)

7, 10

Overview

About 25 percent of students in Baltimore who need glasses do not have access to them due to their high cost and the high level of poverty in Baltimore. City health department officials, a nonprofit organization called Vision to Learn, and other volunteers are working together to provide the exams, prescriptions, and fashionable glasses.

    Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 7

    HE19.7.1.3

    Determine barriers to practicing healthy behaviors.

    Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 10 - Health Education

    HE19.HE.5.1

    Examine barriers that can hinder healthy decision-making.

    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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