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March of Dimes

Careful with Logo/Insert text. Make sure it is readable. March of Dimes. Presented by Kati Richards Prepared for Dr. Mark Hearn CBA 350-01 Business Communications MWF 8:45-9:45 Fall 2004. March of Dimes Overview. What is March of Dimes History of Success Prematurity Campaign

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March of Dimes

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  1. Careful with Logo/Insert text. Make sure it is readable March of Dimes Presented by Kati Richards Prepared for Dr. Mark Hearn CBA 350-01 Business Communications MWF 8:45-9:45 Fall 2004

  2. March of Dimes Overview • What is March of Dimes • History of Success • Prematurity Campaign • How You Can Help • MOD Today Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  3. What is March of Dimes • U.S. Based Health Charity • Focusing on premature births • Fighting for health of babies • Why it’s Important • 1 in 8 US babies premature • Leading cause of newborn deaths Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  4. Uniting to Beat Polio Uniting to Save Babies March of Dimes History of Success Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  5. March of DimesUniting to Beat Polio • Founder • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Established in 1938 • Why It Started • Fund polio research • Salk vaccine founded • No cases since 1991 Franklin D Roosevelt Label Pictures when appropriate 5 Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  6. March of DimesUniting to Save Babies • Reducing Prematurity • Fighting Birth Defects • Reducing Infant Mortality Rates • Educating Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  7. March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign • Campaign Goals • What is Prematurity? • Narrowing Gap Make sure pictures are sharp and clear. Not fuzzy in print or on screen Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  8. March of DimesCampaign Goals • Raise Prematurity Awareness • In 2002 only 35% considered prematurity very serious problem • MOD wants to raise % to 60% by 2007 • Reduce Prematurity Rate • Goal of reducing premature births by 15% • Accomplish by education and funding research Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  9. March of DimesWhat is Prematurity? • National Health Crisis – counts for 12% of all live births in US • Serious – leading killer in new borns & may cause life long problems • Costly - hospital bills easily over $75,000 • Mysterious – no clear causes have been established Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  10. March of DimesHelping Narrow Gap • Gap Between • Identifying risk factors • How they actually cause premature birth • How To Narrow Gap • Funding researchers • Participating as volunteer Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  11. United States 77,341 babies born 6,040 with low birth weight 92,246 preterm Alabama 1,134 babies born 112 with low birth weights 178 preterm Birth FactsUS & Alabama Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  12. Preterm Birth Rates in U.S. Percent of Live Births Over 12.7 % 11.3-12.7% Under 11.3% Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  13. Preterm Births in Alabama Percent of Live Births Over 16.3 % 14.2-16.3% Under 14.2% Make sure text in Legends is correct size and type Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  14. Premature Births in Alabama 1992-2002 Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  15. How You Can Help March of Dimes Donate Participate Make sure text in AutoShapes is correct font type and size Volunteer Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  16. March of DimesFunded Research • Fight Goes On • Perinatal Epidemiology Research Initiative • Microbiology, developmental biology, genetics studies • What Future Holds • Folic acid research • Neural tube defects Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

  17. March of DimesSummary • What is March of Dimes • History of Success • Prematurity Campaign • How You Can Help • MOD Funded Research • Making It Personal Samantha Presson Kati Richards CBA 350-01 Bus Com MWF 8:45 Fall 2004

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