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On January 22, 1949, John Harrison Finger walked from High Point, North Carolina, to Greensboro and back for a total of 32 miles. During this walk he pulled a wagon and collected money for the March of Dimes. [1] This was the inaugural walk for the March of Dimes a tradition which is still being done annually.
March of Dimes is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. [1] The organization was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. The name "March of Dimes" was coined by Eddie Cantor.
March for Babies, formerly known as WalkAmerica, is a charitable walking event sponsored by the March of Dimes. It began in 1970 as the first charitable walking event in the United States. [1] The name was changed after the 2007 event. March for Babies is held yearly in 1,100 communities across the nation.
The March of Dimes medical director called it a “vanity drug” in a Washington Post article and voiced support for a program like iPledge. Those in favor of regulating isotretinoin suggested it ...
The March of Dimes defines a maternity care desert as a county that has no hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care and no obstetric providers. [1] [2] As of 2020 March of Dimes classified 1095 of 3139 of U.S. counties (34.9%) as maternity care deserts. [3]
Between 1951 and 1955, contributions to March of Dimes doubled to $250 million, which the organization's fundraising department attributed to the nationwide introduction of the Mothers' March on Polio calling the campaign, "the single greatest activity in the entire March of Dimes." [2] The Mothers' March on Polio mobilized millions, increased ...
A year later, Mason was sent home from the hospital in an iron lung with help from the March of Dimes foundation, which she remained for the rest of her life. [2] She preferred the iron lung to newer ventilators as it did not require intubation, surgery, or hospitalization. Her older brother, Gaston Mason, died of polio three days before her ...
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