Last fall, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s Institute for Health Equity awarded VisionLink a grant to execute a study, commissioned by VisionLink, to research the size and demographic attributes of Philadelphia’s vision loss population.
The study, titled “Data Acquisition Program for Philadelphia’s Visually Impaired Population,” was conducted by the Research & Evaluation Group at Public Health Management Corporation and designed to help VisionLink and other local service providers better understand and serve their clients, patients and community members who are living with vision loss. The study will provide much-needed data on Philadelphia’s vision loss population, what their needs are, and how service providers can step in to fill gaps in care and support.
“VisionLink is incredibly grateful to the Independence Blue Cross Foundation for recognizing the need and funding this vital study,” said Karla McCaney, president and CEO of VisionLink. “By sharing this research with the greater Philadelphia service and funder community, together we can better address the needs of the current and growing population of adults who live with vision loss. From VisionLink’s perspective, this new research will help us further develop our educational and community programs and further inform the connections we make for our clients to area resources and agencies. There is more work to do but this study is a critical first step. Thank you, Independence Blue Cross Foundation!”
The Public Health Management Corporation study is complete. We’ll share more on the research results soon!