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  In this section, you will find a compilation of March of Dimes news stories and press releases from 2002.  
News Desk 2002
  December 2002
  
    - March of Dimes Named by Worth Magazine as a Top Charity for Second Consecutive Year (20-Dec-02)
  
  November 2002
  
    - March of Dimes Names Three Senior Vice President and Vice President Leadership Positions (18-Nov-02)
  
  October 2002
  
    - Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center Topic of Online Chat (25-Oct-02)
  
    - Nobel Honors March of Dimes Prize Recipients (07-Oct-02)
  
    - Everything a Woman Needs to Know About Pregnancy and Newborns Now Online and on the Phone (07-Oct-02)
  
    - Todo lo que Una Mujer Quiere Aprender Sobre el Embarazo y los Recién Nacidos Ahora Disponible Electrónicamente y por Teléfono (7-Oct-02)
  
  September 2002
  
    - March of Dimes Selects Oklahoma Child as 2003 National Ambassador
  
    - March of Dimes Grantee Helps Find Gene Linked to Brain Defect (25-Sept-02)
  
    - Dr. Jennifer L. Howse Receives the CDC Directors Distinguished Service Award (18-Sept-02)
  
    - A Warning to Pregnant Women Concerning Food-Borne Illness (18-Sep-02 )
  
    - News on Neural Tube Defects is Encouraging, But Health Professionals Can Do More to Educate Women, Says March of Dimes (18-Sept-02)
  
    - Pregnant? Buckle Your Seat Belt to Protect Both Mother and Baby (17-Sept-02)
  
    - TV Superstar Cristina Speaks Out on Prenatal Care for Healthy Babies (03-Sep-02)
  
    - Cristina, la Famosa Estrella de Tele, Habla Sobre el Cuidado Prenatal Para Bebés Sanos (03-Sep-02)
  
  August 2002
  
    - Dr. Jennifer Howse Appears on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (19-Aug-02)
  
    - Parents & Health Professionals Invited to Satellite/Webcast on Newborn Screening (08-Aug-02)
  
  July 2002
  
    - Dr. Howse, President of March of Dimes, Statement Calling on Senate to Consider the CARE Act (18-Jul-02)
  
    - Posting Personal Stories of Birth Brings Families Together (16-Jul-02)
  
  June 2002
  
    - Although Vaccine Benefits are Proven, More Effort Needed to Reassure Parents (24-Jun-02)
  
    - Dr. Nancy Green Named Medical Director of March of Dimes (10-Jun-02)
  
    - More Women Know About Folic Acid But Still Don't Take It, Latest Survey Finds (04-Jun-02)
  
  May 2002
  
    - March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse Panelist for Women's Business Conference (24-May-02)
  
    - March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Pioneers in Genetic Research (06-May-02)
  
    - Helping Moms and Babies for Mother's Day (06-May-02)
  
    - March of Dimes to Congress: "This Mother's Day Help States Give More Pregnant Women Access to Health" (03-May-02)
  
  April 2002
  
    - Amazing Det. Grace DePompo Gives Her Finest for WalkAmerica (28-Apr-02)
  
    - WalkAmerica Flying High With the Goodyear Blimp (25-Apr-02)
  
    - WalkAmerica Volunteers Rally at NBC's The Today Show (23-Apr-02)
  
    - March of Dimes and AIHA Partner for Perinatal Health (11-Apr-02)
  
    - March of Dimes Holds 32nd Annual WalkAmerica (02-Apr-02)
  
    - March of Dimes Kicks Off WalkAmerica 2002 at the Nasdaq Market Open in New York City (02-Apr-02)
  
    - March of Dimes WalkAmerica and Kmart Lead the Way for Healthy Babies (03-Apr-02)
  
    - CBS The Early Show Features March of Dimes WalkAmerica (04-Apr-02)
  
  March 2002
  
    - March of Dimes Offers Bereavement Materials Born Out of Love and the Loss of a Child (19-Mar-02)
  
    - Dr. Arthur Beaudet Receives March of Dimes/Col. Harland Sanders Award (15-Mar-02)
  
  February 2002
  
    - New Report Links Birth Defects, Premature Birth, to Being Overweight Before Pregnancy (25-Feb-02)
  
    - Eight Grantees Awarded Through National Mission Investment Opportunities Program (21-Feb-02)
  
    - What to Give Your Love This Valentine's Day if She's Expecting Your Child (19-Feb-02)
  
  January 2002
  
    - Disparities in Newborn Testing Among States Leaves Many Babies Vulnerable, March of Dimes Says (04-Jan-02)
  
    - Genes in Women Who Smoke Linked to Prematurity, Low Birthweight in Their Babies (09-Jan-02)
  
    - March of Dimes Selects Justin Washington for Second Year as National Ambassador (19-Jan-02)
  
    - Educational Problems of Very Low Birthweight Babies (17-Jan-02)
  
    - March of Dimes Selects Actress Vanessa Williams for Second Year as 2002 National Ambassador Program Celebrity Spokesperson (08-Jan-02)
  
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