Meet the Partners

March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. This mission is carried out through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.

www.marchofdimes.com
Español:  www.nacersano.org
Kentucky Chapter: www.marchofdimes.com/kentucky

The Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
The Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, L.L.C., is an education-based entity within Johnson & Johnson dedicated to saving mothers and babies
by addressing critical health priorities around the world. Working through a collaborative approach with medical, governmental and other professionals, initiatives focus on:

• Ensuring mothers have safer and healthier pregnancies and
  deliveries, and
• Improving care to save babies who might otherwise succumb to treatable conditions

www.JJPI.com

The Kentucky Department for Public Health
The Department for Public Health (DPH) is a part of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Through its expansive services, DPH reaches thousands of Kentuckians each year by developing and operating all public health programs and activities for the citizens of Kentucky. These health service programs are aimed at prevention, detection, care and treatment of physical disabilities, illness and disease.

www.chfs.ky.gov/dph.

 

 

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Photos courtesy of the March of Dimes unless otherwise noted.