Free Eye Exams and Glasses Give Students Vision to Learn

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

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.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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