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April 18, 2007
Dean Sponsors 2007 March of Dimes WALKAMERICA in Janesville
JANESVILLE, WI – Dean Health System is a proud sponsor of the Annual Rock County Area March of Dimes WALKAMERICA.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Dean Riverview Clinic, 580 N. Washington St., Janesville, WI.
On-site registration begins at 7:30 A.M. and the walk officially begins at 8:30 A.M. Participants can either walk a six mile route or an alternate three mile route.
Register by calling 800-747-DIME or online at www.walkamerica.org.
Money raised by the March of Dimes WALKAMERICA
event goes directly to:
• research
the causes of premature birth and how it can be prevented,
• support
families whose babies must spend time in neonatal intensive
care units, and
• provide women with the latest information
on having a healthy pregnancy.
Currently in Wisconsin, 1 in 9 babies are born premature. The number of babies born premature has increased 31 percent since 1981. Premature birth can happen without warning and for no known reasons.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary
health agency that helps fund programs and
research, community services, education and advocacy to improve
the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth
and infant mortality.
Learn more about:
Dean's Obstetrics
Services
Prenatal Care
Dean's
Pediatric Services
Dean
Riverview Clinic
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