Local March of Dimes Funding Allocations

As we increase our volunteer efforts and donations for the March for Babies, April 25, 2010, at Sawyer Point, people keep asking us how the money will be used.

Here are a few ways in which the March of Dimes will use the money donated:

Hospital Newborn Nursery

Every baby in the nation is touched by the March of Dimes in the first days life.  Hospitals provide an APGAR Score for every newborn, a clinical system of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn.  Used by obstetical practices around the world, it was developed by Virginia Apgar, MD who worked for March of Dimes from 1959 until her death in 1976.

Grocery Store

Enriched breads, grains, pasta and cereals.  Walk down the aisles of your local grocery store and the March of Dimes is there.  Take a close look at the labels on breads, grains, pastas and cereals and you will see that they are fortified with folic acid.  The March of Dimes advocated for folic acid fortification of grain products which led to a 30% reduction in neural tube defects–deadly and crippling defects of the brain and spinal column.

Pediatricians Offices

Polio vaccine.  The March of Dimes provided complete funding for the development of the Salk polio vaccine and the successful field trial that proved the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.  The March of Dimes also funded research that led to the development of the Sabin polio vaccine.  Pediatricians still vaccinate newborns for polio which is eradicated in this nation.

Workplace

With the click of a button, you can help lower your health care costs.  March of Dimes Health Babies Health Business is a free multi-dimensional educational worksite wellness program that helps moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.  A small investment in time could save your company thousands of dollars.

Professional Education

March of Dimes provides continuing education to doctors, nurses and health care professionals on issues that affect our mission such as genetics, prematurity, prenatal care, preconception health, cultural competency, care of the high risk newborn, diabetes and pregnancy, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, sexually transmitted infections, etc.

Consumer Education

With information on hundreds of topics, March of Dimes is your one-stop shop for everything you need:

Visit http://www.Marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/

Email askus@marchofdimes.com

Join us at http://www.twitter.com/marchofdimes/

Connect at http://newsmomsneed.marchofdimes.com/

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