{"id":8334,"date":"2026-08-13T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/?page_id=8334"},"modified":"2026-08-13T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:00:14","slug":"vision-health-partners-coalition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/vision-health-partners-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision Health Partners\u2019 Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8334\" class=\"elementor elementor-8334\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cf0f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02cf0f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880ab1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"880ab1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4a209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f4a209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visionhealthpartners.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vhpclogo.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8336\" alt=\"The Vision Health Partners Coalition logo features a red maple leaf next to a blue eye with multicoloured iris\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e4cbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87e4cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32a813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a32a813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cd360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4cd360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Canadian Council of the Blind is proud to be part of the Vision Health Partners' Coalition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4c3fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d4c3fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39234cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39234cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-tza0wm3ynpdo\" data-node=\"tza0wm3ynpdo\"><p>The Vision Health Partners\u2019 Coalition (VHPC) is a group of not-for-profit organizations working together to improve vision care across Canada. The coalition advocates for policy change, public awareness, and support for research and education that help Canadians protect and manage their eye health.<\/p><p>We believe everyone in Canada, no matter where they live or their income or background, should have access to affordable, high-quality eye care. Good vision care helps people stay independent, continue working, and fully participate in everyday life.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-xubwhc8odmls fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center\" data-node=\"xubwhc8odmls\"><div class=\"fl-col fl-node-7gjvompdzxtw fl-col-bg-color\" data-node=\"7gjvompdzxtw\"><div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-a1t2oejkq9vy\" data-node=\"a1t2oejkq9vy\"><p>That is why VHPC is proud to support Health Canada in developing a\u00a0<a class=\"v-home-about-strat\" href=\"https:\/\/visionhealthpartners.ca\/informing-a-national-strategy-for-eye-care-in-canada\/\">National Strategy for Eye Care<\/a>. 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