Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

As Introduced
135th General Assembly
   Regular Session                                       S. R. No. 444
      2023-2024
                             Senator Craig
                 Cosponsors: Senators DeMora, Reynolds
                       A RESOLUTION
            Recognizing World Sight Day in Ohio, October 10, 2024.
     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 135th General Assembly     1
of Ohio are pleased to acknowledge World Sight Day in Ohio, October       2
10, 2024; and                                                             3
     WHEREAS, Coordinated by the International Agency for Prevention of   4
Blindness and Prevent Blindness Ohio, World Sight Day is an annual day    5
of awareness that encourages attention on the importance of eye health    6
and the impact of vision impairment, including blindness. This year’s     7
focus will be on children as well as the priority for school nurses to    8
play a vital role in protecting and improving children’s vision           9
health, and the celebration of this day provides an opportunity to        10
advocate for better eye health initiatives and policies; and              11
     WHEREAS, At least 2.2 billion people world-wide are affected by      12
vision-robbing conditions, with nearly half of those cases being          13
preventable or untreated. In addition, an estimated 450 million           14
children globally need some type of treatment for sight conditions but    15
lack access to affordable eye care. World Sight Day in Ohio gives         16
Prevent Blindness Ohio a platform to not only raise awareness for the     17
vision screening training it conducts in an effort to ensure early        18
identification and treatment of vision disorders and impairment but       19
also brings to light the Love Your Eyes global campaign that aims to      20
introduce affordable, accessible eye care for everyone by 2030; and       21
     WHEREAS, Despite many causes of blindness being preventable, the     22
number of Ohioans who suffer vision loss continues to increase, and       23
eye health should be viewed principally as a human development issue.     24
Indeed, it is a highly cost-effective means of unlocking human            25
S. R. No. 444                                                     Page 2
As Introduced
potential and achieving many of our country’s developmental goals,         26
which include enabling children to succeed in school and empowering        27
people with sustainable employment opportunities. By uniting together,     28
we can ensure all are able to see this brighter future; therefore be       29
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     RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th General     31
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, recognize October 10,       32
2024 as World Sight Day in Ohio; and be it further                         33
     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly authenticated 34
copies of this Resolution to the news media of Ohio.                    35