Good
Morning Fellow Kiwanians!
Fact: 1 in 8 babies are born prematurely each year.
Fact: Premature birth is the number 1 killer of newborns.
Fact: Premature babies cost ten times more than healthy babies.(www.marchofdimes.org)
Fact: Premature birth is the number 1 killer of newborns.
Fact: Premature babies cost ten times more than healthy babies.(www.marchofdimes.org)
This month ad
next month I will focus on two Kiwanis
Partnerships: March of Dimes and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
I.The March of Dimes is working to
improve the health of babies worldwide. Every year more than 2.1 million babies
are born prematurely or with birth defects.throughout the world. More than half
a million babies are born too soon in the United States annually. Our country’s
premature birth rate has risen by 36 percent over the last 25 years.
Premature birth
costs society more than $26 billion a year and takes a high toll on families.
Babies born just a few weeks early are at risk of severe health problems and
lifelong disabilities. Premature birth is the number 1 killer of newborns.
From the MARCH
OF DIMES ANNUAL REPORT:
“Our research advances over the past 75 years are still improving health and saving lives today. Since launching our national Prematurity Campaign, preterm birth rates have reached a 10-year low. In 2012, we led the drive to eliminate elective deliveries before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy with nearly 100 prominent hospitals. And we now offer comfort and support to families with a baby in newborn intensive care in more than 128 hospitals around the country”
November is Prematurity Awareness Month
Did you know 1 in 8 babies are born prematurely? More than half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States each year. Premature birth is the #1 cause of death during the first month of life. Even babies born just a few weeks too soon can face serious health challenges and are at risk for lifelong disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, lung problems and vision and hearing loss. November is when the March of Dimes focuses everyone's attention on the impact premature birth has on babies and families.! Throughout the month of November and on World Prematurity Day, November 17, Kiwanis International can support the March of Dimes mission by raising public awareness of the serious issue concerning premature babies.
“Our research advances over the past 75 years are still improving health and saving lives today. Since launching our national Prematurity Campaign, preterm birth rates have reached a 10-year low. In 2012, we led the drive to eliminate elective deliveries before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy with nearly 100 prominent hospitals. And we now offer comfort and support to families with a baby in newborn intensive care in more than 128 hospitals around the country”
November is Prematurity Awareness Month
Did you know 1 in 8 babies are born prematurely? More than half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States each year. Premature birth is the #1 cause of death during the first month of life. Even babies born just a few weeks too soon can face serious health challenges and are at risk for lifelong disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, lung problems and vision and hearing loss. November is when the March of Dimes focuses everyone's attention on the impact premature birth has on babies and families.! Throughout the month of November and on World Prematurity Day, November 17, Kiwanis International can support the March of Dimes mission by raising public awareness of the serious issue concerning premature babies.
Healthy
Babies are Worth the Wait®
Healthy Babies
are Worth the Wait® (HBWW) is a comprehensive initiative by the March of Dimes
to prevent preventable preterm birth, with a focus on reducing elective
deliveries before 39 weeks gestation. HBWW involves an education and awareness
campaign, hospital quality improvement and community intervention programs.
These strategies are focused on interventions and activities that have the
potential to make an immediate, substantial and measurable impact on preterm
birth.
How can
Kiwanis Clubs help?
• 1. Help raise public awareness of this serious issue and help to educate mom-to-be and health care providers. The March of Dimes will provide brochures and pamphlets which can be distributed to doctor's offices, clinics, grocery stores etc.
• 1. Help raise public awareness of this serious issue and help to educate mom-to-be and health care providers. The March of Dimes will provide brochures and pamphlets which can be distributed to doctor's offices, clinics, grocery stores etc.
• 2. Donate
your car, truck, van, bus, boat or motorcycle to the March of Dimes. They
provide fast, free towing from all 50 states. Even if your vehicle isn't
running, you can still make a donation and get a tax credit if you itemize
deductions on your income tax return.
• 3. Work with
your Key Club and get started on organizing a March for Babies Walk which
happens in April or May. Go to www.marchforbabies.org and search for a walking event in your area or type in your zip
code into the search engine.
• 4. Make a
difference by buying books from the online bookstore, Better World Books. This
organization donates a portion of every sale to support literacy initiatives
worldwide; helping to raise funds for the March of Dimes and UNICEF.
My hope is that
I have given Club members "food for thought"; new projects are just a
heartbeat away! We can all do our part to make our communities a better place
in which to live.
Sincerely,
Ava Adams, District Chair 2016-17
Early Childhood Development/Y.C.P.O.
Scarborough, Maine
New England and Bermuda District!
email: faithava2008@yahoo.comNovember 2016 Bulletin ycpo
Sincerely,
Ava Adams, District Chair 2016-17
Early Childhood Development/Y.C.P.O.
Scarborough, Maine
New England and Bermuda District!
email: faithava2008@yahoo.comNovember 2016 Bulletin ycpo
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