How is the HBDP associated with the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation or other non-profit groups?
While the HBDP is a state program, the HBDP Administrator represents the Program at the local level by attending meetings, serving as a conference speaker, and providing data to a variety of community organizations such as the March of Dimes, Child Death Review Council, Hawaii Perinatal Consortium Data Committee, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Committee, Hawaii Substance Abuse During Pregnancy Coalition, etc. At the national level, the HBDP Administrator served on the Executive Committee and as the elected 2004 Member-At-Large for the professional association National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN). Committee work on the NBDPN also includes Surveillance Guidelines, Data and Research, Membership and Elections as well as several working committees and developing poster sessions and presentations.