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Upcoming Events
Aug 10, 2008 -
Jan 18, 2009
Train for P.F. Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon and Half Marathon and support March of Dimes and Healthy Babies

Train with a winner! Runners and walkers of all experience levels are invited to join the “MOD Squad,” a marathon and half-marathon training team raising funds to benefit March of Dimes Arizona Chapter programs and services.
Sep 13, 2008 Yuma March for Babies

Join us and be a champion for babies! You'll be helping to give all babies the best chance for a healthy start in life.
Sep 13, 2008 Prescott March for Babies

Prescott Mayor Jack Wilson has declared September 13 as "March for Babies Day!" Join us and be a champion for babies! You'll be helping to give all babies the best chance for a healthy start in life.
Sep 18, 2008 Tucson Signature Chefs Auction

Treat yourself to an evening of culinary masterpieces created by Tucson's most-loved chefs...
Community Highlights
March of Dimes Community Grant applications now being accepted for programs to improve birth outcomes in Arizona.

The Arizona Chapter Community Grants Program invests in projects that, based on community needs, address increased access to care and/or prevention services to help reduce disparities in preterm birth. For complete details, click below.

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2008 winners announced for March of Dimes Arizona Nurses of the Year presented by Health Net. To see photos, click here.

Awards were presented to 11 nurses from communities statewide, March of Dimes funded $24,000 in scholarships to six Arizona nursing colleges and the University of Phoenix announced two March of Dimes scholarships for continuing education for nurses...

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More about the winners of the 2008 Arizona Nurses of the Year Awards....

To find out why our blue ribbon panel of judges selected these nurses for special honors, click here...

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Attention Nurses! You may be eligible to win one of two March of Dimes Arizona Chapter Nursing Scholarships at the University of Phoenix for either the degree of LPN to BSN or MSN/ED.

Each scholarship is for full tuition and fees for one degree program, part of the March of Dimes on-going commitment to provide access to nursing education opportunities. Click below to download the scholarship application.

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University of Phoenix presents March of Dimes Nursing Scholarship

Korena Fine, RN, BSN, (left) was presented with a full scholarship to earn her MSN/Ed degree by Charlotte Saylors, Vice President of Strategic Development of Healthcare for the University of Phoenix. For more details, click below.

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March of Dimes 2008 Family Team Co-Chair, Kelly Damron, releases her book, “Tiny Toes: A Couple’s Journey through Infertility, Prematurity and Depression.” Purchase your copy by clicking the link below and $5 will be donated to the March of Dimes.

“Tiny Toes” tells the Damron's family's struggles and triumphs with infertility and premature birth, illustrates her family’s emotional turmoil, and her depression, as they face in vitro fertilization (IVF), bed-rest and 7 weeks in the NICU.

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Folic Acid and Prematurity training CD-Roms available free for health care professionals and students

Created by Arizona Chapter volunteer, perinatologist Dr. Jordan Perlow, these training tools are being used by healthcare professionals and students nationwide. To obtain a free copy, email Diane Zipley at dizpley@marchofdimes.com or call 602-266-9933.

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Newborn Screening Tests Expand in Arizona to include Cystic Fibrosis

Every baby born in Arizona will get the best chance for a healthy start in life!

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