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Guidance on the Community Eye Health Journal and web site.
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Is the journal also published in other languages and editions?
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How can I find out when new issues are published on the web site?
- How do I search the journal's photos?
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What is the difference between web page articles and PDF articles?
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Where can I find other teaching and learning materials on community eye health?
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Why publish the Community Eye Health Journal?
The Community Eye Health Journal was established in 1988. The Journal is distributed free of charge, four times a year, to 24,000 readers in over 150 low-income countries. It contains articles on planning and management, appropriate technology, communication and advocacy, and new developments in community eye care. It is practical, hands-on, and easy to understand.
The Journal is published for the thousands of eye health professionals who work in remote and under-resourced areas, have little or no access to professional development and are unable to benefit from the experiences of others. For the majority of readers, the journal is the only source of up-to-date eye health information. Over two-thirds of readers say the journal has improved their day-to-day practice. Readers use the journal to train others and educate their community and professionals feel more motivated to reach out to low-income communities.
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Who publishes the journal?
The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) publishes the Community Eye Health Journal. ICEH is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness and works to support the goals of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight. ICEH is based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where it is led by Professor Allen Foster and forms part of the Clinical Research Unit in the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases.
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What is VISION 2020: The Right to Sight?
VISION 2020: The Right to Sight is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, coordinated jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), with its international membership of NGOs, professional associations, eye care institutions and corporations. VISION 2020 member organisations are working together to eliminate avoidable blindness worldwide by the year 2020, in order to give everyone in the world the Right to Sight. For more information on VISION 2020 visit the web site at www.v2020.org.
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How do I subscribe to the journal?
All the information you need to subscribe to the journal can be found on our Subscribe page.
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Is the journal also published in other languages and editions?
Yes, there are Chinese, French, Indian, Portuguese and Spanish editions of Community Eye Health Journal. All are available on the web. Go to the home page to find links to the other editions. All the information you need to subscribe to other editions of the journal can be found on our Subscribe page.
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How can I get involved?
Community Eye Health Journal invites readers to exchange views and experiences. In the Exchange section we include letters to the editor and short reports about prevention of blindness activities, achievements and lessons from different countries. Examples of reports considered for publication include outstanding achievements of eye care programmes, interesting insights from eye care work, and summaries of research projects. Reports will normally be between 200 - 300 words, but submissions of up to 500 words will be considered.
Please send your Exchange contributions to: The Editor, Elmien W.Ellison, Community Eye Health Journal, International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. Email: Editor@cehjournal.org (and mention Exchange in the subject title)
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How can I find out when new issues are published on the web site?
A quarterly email "Community Eye Health Update Newsletter" is sent out when a new edition of the journal is published on the web. To subscribe send your name and email address to Web@cehjournal.org.
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How can I view back issues of the journal?
All the journal issues from 1996 to the current day are available to view and download from the Journals Index page. You can view the tables of contents for issues published before 1996 from the Early Issues Index page. If you want to order back issues download the Subscription Order Form on the Subscribe page.
Every year the journal publisher, ICEH, produces a new edition of the Community Eye Health Updates CD. The CD contains back issues of the journal and many other resources for teaching and learning community eye health. It is free to health workers in developing countries and elsewhere costs £10.00 / $18.00. To order a copy please contact Anita Shah at Admin@cehjournal.org, with your name, occupation / job, and address.
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How do I search the journal web site?
There are two ways to search the journal web site, from the box at the top of each pag or from the ADVANCED SEARCH page where you can choose which content you want to search: articles, useful resources, or abstracts.
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How do I search the journal's photos?
Community Eye Health Journal photos and many others from the journal publisher, ICEH, can be freely downloaded from the web. You can browse or search our collection "Community Eye Health" in the LSHTM Photo Library.
What is the difference between web page articles and PDF articles?
Web page articles are best for reading on the computer screen and PDF articles are better suited for downloading and printing as they contain the original layout and pictures.
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How do I save web and PDF articles to my computer?
Saving web page articles : Click on a link to the web page with the right mouse button (Windows). Then choose “Save target as ...” . You can also open the web page and choose “Save as ...” from the “File” menu in your browser.
Saving PDF articles: To view PDFs you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. To save PDFs to your computer first click on the “PDF” link with the right mouse button (Windows). Then choose “Save target as ...”. You can also open the PDF and choose “Save as ...” from the “File” menu in your browser.
Where can I find other teaching and learning materials on community eye health?
ICEH publications: The publisher of Community Eye Health Journal, the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), develops and disseminates many practical, up-to-date resources. Many of these are available to download from this web site, click ICEH Publications in the menu bar above to download them. Others can be ordered from the ICEH publications list on the ICEH web site at www.iceh.org.uk/x/KYB2.
Other community eye health publications: ICEH maintains a collection of links to other free and low cost resources for teaching and learning community eye health on its web site. Browse or search the collection at www.iceh.org.uk/x/KINV.
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Help with RSS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's a simple way to receive automatic updates from a website. Instead of going to the website, the website sends you a message every time there is something new. Our RSS feed sends a message every time a new issue of the Community Eye Health Journal is published.How do I start using RSS? You need to download and install 'RSS Reader' software on your computer. Then you can use your Reader to subscribe to RSS feeds. There are many good and free Readers available. Blogspace.com lists several of them, blogspace.com/rss/readers
How do I sign up to the Community Eye Health Journal RSS feed? Click on the orange RSS feed button below and copy and paste the web address of the next web page into your Reader. Then follow the instructions of the particular Reader you've installed.
