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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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