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Health Education Division
  
Sight for Students
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Stay Well Marion Coalition
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The Vision Service Plan
from Prevent Blindness Ohio offers a free eye exam and
glasses to school-aged children who do not receive
Medicaid and who are not on some other form of vision
insurance plan. Applications are available at the
Marion County and City Health Department, or children
can be referred to the program through their school's
health nurse. More information about this program can
be found at www.vsp.com.
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The
Stand For Children Team is a nonpartisan organization comprised of
representatives from Marion County service agencies that have been
active since 1997. In addition to advocating on behalf of children, it
also sponsors the Cents for Shoes program. The Cents for Shoes program
provides a voucher to any school-aged child attending a Marion City
or County school who is in need of shoes. Children are referred to the
program by teachers, principals, counselors, caseworkers, child care
workers, and others from our member agencies. The children can be
referred to the program once every 6 months.
This program has been supported
financially through grants from some of our member agencies as well as
many fundraisers throughout the year. Local groups, businesses,
churches, and people also contribute to the Cents for Shoes program. If
you are interested in donating, please call 740-387-6520, extension 123.
More information is available on the Stand For Children website at www.stand.org.
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The
Stay Well Marion Coalition plans and promotes various health awareness
topics each month. March is being recognized as colorectal cancer
awareness month. Member agencies such as the local health departments,
the American Cancer Society, the YMCA, Help Me Grow, etc., join in an
effort to help to support public health issues.
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