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Folic Acid Campaign in South Carolina
Since 1998, the March of Dimes has been leading the national public awareness and education campaign about folic acid and its role in preventing serious birth defects of the spinal cord. In South Carolina, the campaign has been credited with a 60-percent reduction in the rate of neural tube defects. |
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The South Carolina Neural Tube Defect Prevention Initiative
The South Carolina March of Dimes has invested more than $1.7 million dollars in this partnership, which has helped reduce the rate of neural tube defects (serious birth defects of the brain and spinal cord) by 60 percent, below the national average.
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Additional Information Regarding Folic Acid
Informational brochures about folic acid are available from the March of Dimes office near you, by calling 800-244-9255, or at our National Website.
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Donating is easy online, by phone or mail / fax.
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