Show March of Dimes Expands Aid for Victims Of Crippling Birth Polio Victims of crippling birth defects and rheumatoid among the largest groups of the medically un- in the can soon look for help virtually at their thanks to the March of The National supported by March of Dimes has broadened its horizons to give direct aid to children under the age of 19 suffering from all types of birth Aid was previously limited to children with open open skull and water on the The voluntary health organization has also authorized its chapters throughout the United States to use available funds to establish a network of Special Treatment Centers and Evaluation Clinics for birth defects and Assistance to polio victims will be The National Foundation's experience with polio treatment and rehabilitation centers as well as pilot projects conducted in birth defects and arthritis has proved the value of bringing together teams of experts to deal with economic and social problems of chronically disabled patients and their Under the newly expanded National Foundation chapters will finance Special JAIT LAKE On OMAHA ANN f f-L YB OKLAHOMA CHICAGO I 3 T L Vm 1 1 1 york city I j- I art J fj- r- 1 I N AUGUSTA 9 Clinical Study ATLANTA s O A Birth Clinical Study O Birth PT s JACKSON MIAMI Study i HOUSTON Cn ini March of Dimes-supported Special Treatment and Clinical Study Centers offering comprehensive care to victims of birth arthritis and polio are expanding throughout U. S. Treatment Centers at major hospitals in several large These will operate full time and provide treatment for both in- and outpatients through teams of specialists in the medical and allied For areas isolated from large medical chapters will develop birth defects and arthritis Evaluation Clinics to offer outpatient care through periodic clinics with visiting medical Cases that require more extensive care or hospitalization may be referred through Evaluation Clinics to Special Treatment On the national March of Dimes funds will continue to support and expand Clinical Study Centers which provide exemplary total care for birth arthritis and polio victims and also conduct research in those As the number of centers of all three types there will be an increase in knowledge and improvement of treatment facilities and techniques to bring closer to reality control of chronic crippling dis In conducting its vastly patient aid The National Foundation emphasize aid in areas of met It will not duplicate assistance already being provided by other |