Delta Dental of Iowa contributes $30,000 to children’s vision health nonprofits
BPC Staff Jan 3, 2020 | 4:45 pm
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147 wordsAll Latest News, Culture, Health & WellnessDelta Dental of Iowa, which also offers vision insurance through DeltaVision, has contributed $30,000 to three Iowa nonprofit organizations that specifically support children’s vision health: Prevent Blindness Iowa, Vision to Learn and Iowa KidSight. Prevent Blindness Iowa works directly with participating schools to coordinate vision screenings in targeted Central Iowa elementary schools. Vision to Learn brings a mobile clinic to low-income schools and provides exams and glasses for free. Iowa KidSight is a vision-screening project where Lions Club volunteers throughout Iowa organize and conduct vision-screening sessions in local communities. Each organization received $10,000. “As a health and wellness company, we’re working to remove barriers to care for all Iowans and help connect the dots between vision health and overall health,” said Jeff Russell, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Iowa. “These donations help these organizations better serve the eye care needs of Iowa’s children.”