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Family Teams News for November 2008 Find out the latest about family events, volunteer opportunities and March of Dimes Arizona Chapter news... Download Document 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... Download Document 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... Download Document 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. Download Document 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. Download Document 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. 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. Download Document 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! Download Document Donating is easy online, by phone or mail / fax. View the new Public Service Announcement in support of the March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign.   Share local March of Dimes information with a friend!     Articles for parents, news, personal stories and local events! 246 Babies are Born Preterm   34 Babies are Born Very Preterm   135 Babies are Born Low Birthweight   22 Babies are Born Very Low Birthweight More Perinatal Statistics   Donating is easy online, by phone or mail / fax.

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