Checkyearly.com wins health award in the U.S.

The campaign's website, www.checkyearly.com, supported by Vision Council of America, has been awarded the Bronze medal for Patient Education Information from an Association/Professional Society by the World Wide Web Health Awards.

The World Wide Web Health Awards is a competition that 'recognizes the best consumer health information materials and programs throughout the nation'. The Check Yearly website was judged for its educational value by a distinguished panel of 28 health care professionals.

'Check Yearly is continuously updating its website to offer consumers the latest in vision health information', noted Bill Thomas, Vision Council of America Executive Vice President and Ceo. 'We've seen consistent increase in website traffic and have received many positive comments about checkyearly.com. The World Wide Web Health Award is another indication of the success of the site'.