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[[caption]] Harold Sims, Nancy Wilson, Don Jackson, Bruce Llewelyn. [[/caption]]

New York City Welcomes Award Winning Program "To Your Baby's Health"

City and Health officials, young Mothers and Community Workers welcomed the Award-Winning Radio Show, "To Your Baby's Health" to New York and Newark.

Over two hundred New Yorkers joined the staff members of Johnson and Johnson Baby Products (Disposable Diaper Division) and Central City Marketing Inc. in welcoming Nancy Wilson, spokesperson for "To Your Baby's Health."

The program's overall objective is to make Black Mothers aware of the problems in Baby Care that are unique to the minority communities. 

Ms. Nancy Wilson says, "We hope to direct mothers and expectant mothers, especially the Teen Mothers to services already existing in the health care area; thus, increasing the chances for Black babies to be born and reared as healthy as possible."

Ms. Nancy Wilson makes periodical appearances in each city, attending health clinics and continuing education classes for Teen Mothers.

A special baby line phone will be established in New York. It will be announced over stations WWRL and WBLS in New York and WNJR in Newark, New Jersey.

Babies having Babies is a major concern of health authorities in most major cities, but in cities like Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, East St. Louis and Houston, Texas, many mothers have listened to "To Your Baby's Health" on Black radio and clinic visitations are beginning to increase.

Wanda Wells, the Baby reporter, has interviewed doctors, nurses and nutritionists in each of the cities, where the program

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[[caption]]Pictures were taken at a luncheon introducing Nancy Wilson and per program, "To Your Baby's Health" in the Princess Ballroom, Americana Hotel, New York City.[[caption]]

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