{"id":15,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T23:57:21","slug":"outreach-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/outreach-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/optometry\/images\/care-harbor-la.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Two students in white coat working at care harbor\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Optometry<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/outreach-events\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Outreach &amp; Events<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/outreach-events\/student-life\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Life<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/outreach-events\/residency-placement\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Residency Placement<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <p>Community outreach is a vital component of our students&#8217; education and provides access to quality health care to members of our community &#8211; many of whom otherwise would go untreated. Students gain experience in the WesternU Health Eye Care Institute, rotating among our premier preceptors, and offering valuable services to the community &#8211; including the opportunity to participate in special research initiatives. Services include rehabilitation and treatment for low vision, eye exams, optical services, specialty contact lenses, myopia (near sightedness) control, dry eyes, and other conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--white \" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernuhealth.com\/pomona\/services\/eye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WesternU Health Eye Care Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/optometry\/images\/060819-care-harbor-glasses-distribution_-56.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Molina Healthcare mobile eye care vehicle\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">For Community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Mobile Eye Care<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">This 39-foot comprehensive Mobile Eye Care Unit houses three eye exam lanes and an exam room, and provides access to health care for those living in rural areas, patients residing in nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities, and those whose status prevents them from being transported for doctor visits. The Unit also provides rehabilitative care for the visually impaired and those with special needs. The Mobile Eye Care Unit was made possible by a generous gift from Molina Healthcare of California.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cThe Mobile Eye Care Unit allows us to serve people in need of eye care in a location where they feel comfortable, right in their own communities. Using the mobile unit improves access to care and eliminates needless barriers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~ WesternU College of Optometry Dean Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MPH, DrPH<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-32 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16 md:mt-32\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Health Career Ladder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Optometry Rotation<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">We are proud to participate in The Pomona Health Career Ladder, a unique multi-institutional formal alliance of WesternU with the Pomona Unified School District, Sherman Indian High School &amp; Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory of North America. This collaborative creates a network and pathways to assist parents and students in becoming health care professionals caring for themselves and others.  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/ladder.westernu.edu\/pomona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Pomona Health Career Ladder<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/optometry\/images\/030422-care-harbor-la-009.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"College of Optometry student Michelle Raad give an eye exam to patient Antonio Vervantes of Inglewood.** See Note in Instruction in Origin ** WesternU students, faculty, staff and alumni from the colleges of optometry, dental medicine, podiatric medicine and osteopathic medicine provided free care to those in need during the first day of the Care Harbor mega clinic at The Reef in downtown Los Angeles Friday, March 4, 2022. WesternU volunteers are serving at Care Harbor through the weekend.\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-black\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--black\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Care Harbor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">OUTREACH EVENT<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">Care Harbor provides free medical, dental and vision care to the uninsured, underinsured and underserved in the Los Angeles region. WesternU CO faculty have played key roles in organizing and facilitating Care Harbor Los Angeles and Care Harbor Fairplex mega-clinics, which have provided about 164,000 medical, dental and vision services to about 30,000 patients, an estimated donation of $24 million in care. CO students who volunteer at Care Harbor gain valuable clinical experiences, hone their patient interaction skills, and learn the importance of giving back to the community.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5937,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/5937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/optometry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}