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A History of Success: Uniting to Beat Polio
The first great polio epidemic in the U.S. was in 1916. The disease infected mostly children, killing thousands and leaving many more paralyzed. On a summer day in 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt became one of its victims–and the fate of polio was sealed.
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National Campaign: Folic Acid
Did you take your folic acid today? If all women took 400 micrograms of folic acid before conception and in early pregnancy, the number of babies born with neural tube birth defects could drop by as much as 70 percent.
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Government Advocacy: Issues and Priorities
March of Dimes advocacy efforts focus on public policies and programs that relate to the Foundation's mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality, and on issues that pertain to nonprofit organizations.
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Looking Ahead: What the Future Holds
At the beginning of this new millennium, the March of Dimes finds itself uniquely qualified to take on some of the biggest threats to the health of our babies, the first generation of the 21st century.
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Donating is easy online, by phone or mail / fax.
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Last year 3 million people gave their time, talent and funds to help save babies? You can too...
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Emma was born 3 months premature. Today she is an active 7 year-old but every day has to cope with the continuing complications of being born too soon.
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