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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.
The all-volunteer effort was called "The Letter Carrier March for Muscular Dystrophy". [133] In 1953, they raised $4 million. Another notable sponsor was 7-Eleven, who was a sponsor from 1976 to the early-2000s. Early on, Jerry Lewis would appear in commercials urging 7-Eleven shoppers to "Keep The Change" for his Kids. [134]
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 ...
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 ...
Grace Kelly with Mary Koloski at a March of Dimes event in 1955. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images These campaigns helped raise half of all donations to health charities in the US, PBS reported .
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]
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Reporting on the continued fallout from Dobbs, the March of Dimes reported in September 2024 that 35% of all U.S. counties are now maternity care deserts. Rural hospitals are closing their ...