Check out this great article in the Anchorage Daily News highlighting the wonderful work school nurses do every day. Bethany underscores the importance of following up after the referral and removing barriers to care.

Dozens of kids with blurry vision didn’t have eyeglasses. An Anchorage school nurse stepped in to help.

School nurse Bethany Zimpelman talks about the eyeglasses program that she helps with at Muldoon Elementary School on Dec.8. (Anne Raup/ADN)

Read Full Article on ADN's website HERE.

Interested in training from Prevent Blindness.org: Children's Vision Screening Certification Course? See their webpage Certification course on child eye care and vision - Prevent Blindness 

Maureen Hall, BSN RN NCSN

School Nurse Consultant 1

Division of Public Health |WCFH

Department of Health | State of Alaska