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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.
Aug 23, 2008 March of Dimes Arizona Nurses of the Year Awards 2008 presented by Health Net

Join the celebration of Arizona's nurses and hear their inspiring stories, too!
Sep 4, 2008 Sierra Vista Jail and Bail

Join your community’s most wanted leaders and citizens in serving time and raising bail in the form of donations to the March of Dimes.
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.
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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Find out the finalists in the 5th annual March of Dimes Arizona Nurses of the Year Awards...

Winners will be revealed at the Nurses of the Year Awards Gala on Saturday, August 23 in Scottsdale. Which nurses were selected as finalists from the 238 nominations received from communities across the state? Click the link below to find out more!

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FAMILY TEAMS NEWS FOR JULY

Learn about upcoming events and find volunteer opportunities than will be rewarding -- and fun, too! Just click below for details.

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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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Nurses and scholarships awarded at the 4th annual March of Dimes "Arizona Nurses of the Year" Awards presented by Health Net and University of Phoenix

Awards were presented to 14 nurses from communities statewide, Health Net funded $24,000 in scholarships to six Arizona nursing colleges and the University of Phoenix announced a new March of Dimes scholarship for continuing education for nurses...

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More about the winners of the 2007 March of Dimes "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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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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