March of Dimes/California Birth Defects Monitoring Program

28 articles with March of Dimes/California Birth Defects Monitoring Program

• March Of Dimes And UnitedHealthcare Collaborate To Improve Maternal Health And Reduce Racial Disparities In Outcomes

  1/12/2021

  In support of a groundbreaking partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services to make the U.S. one of the safest nations in the world for women to give birth, March of Dimes, the leading organization fighting for the health of all moms and babies, announced it has received funding from UnitedHealthcare.

• Philips Partners With March of Dimes to Support #BlanketChange for Improved Maternal and Infant Health

  12/2/2020

  Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced its support for #BlanketChange, an advocacy campaign led by March of Dimes that calls on policymakers to improve maternal and infant health.

• March Of Dimes Awards Grants To Evaluate Impact Of COVID-19 On Maternal And Infant Health

  11/19/2020

  Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Pennsylvania will examine the effects of COVID-19 on the placenta and immune system

• Systemic Racism, Access to Care, Poverty and Preexisting conditions Help Fuel U.S. Maternal And Infant Health Crisis, Particularly Devastating For Moms And Babies Of Color

  11/16/2020

  New March Of Dimes Report Card Shows Preterm Birth Rates Climb For 5th Straight Year, Earning The Nation A "C-" Grade Humana Foundation and March of Dimes are partnering in six communities nationwide to implement strategies to improve maternal and infant health

• Celebrating 25 Years of Working Together for Healthy Families Publix and March of Dimes Announce Annual Fundraising Drive

  10/28/2020

  Building off of a successful 25 year partnership that has raised $86 million to tackle the nation's maternal and infant health crisis, March of Dimes and Publix Super Markets, Inc. are pleased to announce their latest fundraising campaign to ensure every mom and baby have the best possible start.

• 33 Organizations Representing Millions of Patients Urge Policymakers to Adopt "Patient-First" Policy Agenda

  10/13/2020

  A coalition of 33 organizations representing millions of people with pre-existing conditions launched an unprecedented effort by releasing their top priorities for the next Administration.

• Seven Million American Women of Childbearing Age Live in Counties with Limited or No Maternity Care, Contributing to Maternal and Infant Health Crisis, Finds New March of Dimes Report

  9/23/2020

  Organizations nationwide support #BlanketChange by demanding equity, access and prevention to improve the health of moms & babies

• Blackbaud Security Incident Impacts March of Dimes Donors

  8/14/2020

  March of Dimes Inc. takes the protection and proper use of donor information very seriously. The organization was recently notified by one of its database providers, Blackbaud, of a security incident in which they stopped a ransomware attack.

• Anthem Foundation and March of Dimes Address Health Inequity in Maternal Healthcare

  8/10/2020

  Both organizations will work together to bridge racial disparities impacting pregnant women across the country

• March of Dimes And The Humana Foundation Partner To Eliminate Health Equity Gap Impacting Moms And Babies Across The U.S.

  7/28/2020

  March of Dimes, the nation's leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. are working together to address the racial disparities and social determinants of health that contribute to the U.S. maternal and infant health crisis.

• March of Dimes Names Recipients of 2020 Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards

  6/8/2020

  March of Dimes announces three young investigators as recipients of the 2020 Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards: Dr. Ripla Arora from Michigan State University, Dr. Corina Lesseur from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Dr. Jamie Lo from Oregon Health & Science University.

• Katana Pharmaceuticals Awarded up to $1.05 Million Innovative Challenge Grant from March of Dimes to Support the Development of a Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

  6/3/2020

  Katana Pharmaceuticals Inc., a San Francisco-based startup biotech company developing novel treatments for neonatal patient populations and rare pediatric disorders, announced the receipt of the first payment of an up to $1.05 million Innovative Challenge Grant from March of Dimes to develop a novel non-opioid treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome.*

• March of Dimes Announces Free Support Services For Expecting and New Moms During COVID-19 Pandemic

  4/1/2020

  March of Dimes, the nation's leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, is unveiling a number of services and resources at no cost for expecting and new mothers, to provide the advice and support they need as the country strives to combat the spread of COVID-19.

• March of Dimes Welcomes Ariel Gonzalez as Senior Vice President of Policy & Government Relations

  3/16/2020

  March of Dimes, the leading organization fighting for the health of moms and babies, announced the appointment of Ariel Gonzalez, Esq. as Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations.

• March of Dimes Welcomes House Introduction Of Momnibus Act To Tackle Black Maternal Health Crisis

  3/10/2020

  March of Dimes expressed its support for a series of bills introduced in the House of Representatives by the Black Maternal Health Caucus to address the nation's maternal health crisis.

• March of Dimes Tells Congress That U.S. Maternal & Infant Health Crisis Is Getting Worse

  1/28/2020

  Calls for Comprehensive Policy Response to Save Lives, Protect Health of Moms & Babies

• March Of Dimes Welcomes Five New Leaders To Its National Board Of Trustees To Fight For The Health Of All Moms & Babies

  12/12/2019

  March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit fighting for the health of moms and babies, announced the appointment of five new members to its National Board of Trustees.

• March of Dimes 2019 Report Card Shines Spotlight on the U.S. Maternal and Infant Health Crisis

  11/4/2019

  New Expanded Report Examines State of Maternal and Infant Health in States and Cities across the Country; Outlines Actions Needed to Improve Health Outcomes for Moms and Babies

• March of Dimes Statement on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Deaths

  9/5/2019

  March of Dimes released the following statement from President and CEO Stacey D. Stewart, in response to the publication of an article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) documenting persistent racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related deaths.

• March of Dimes Statement on Marijuana Use in Pregnancy

  8/29/2019

  March of Dimes released the following statement from Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, Chief Medical & Health Officer, Senior Vice President, in response to the release of the U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain.