Stop CMV Launches New Parent Advisory Panel
January 25, 2010 - Stop CMV and The CMV Action Network has announced the launch of its new Parent Advisory Panel. The Stop CMV Parent Advisory Panel will provide a formal mechanism for CMV parent input to Stop CMV. CMV parents appointed to the Parent Advisory Panel will have the chance to communicate with one another and to formulate recommendations that reflect the needs of all members of The CMV Action Network...more
Stop CMV and The CMV Action Network Granted 501 (c)(3) Status
December 22, 2009 - Stop CMV today announced that it has been granted 501(c)(3) tax exempt status by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Stop CMV is the largest all-volunteer organization in the world dedicated to preventing congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus). The IRS has classified Stop CMV as a public charity, which means that contributions to the organization are tax exempt....more
Stop CMV Raises Awareness of Congenital CMV--the Most Common, Least Known Birth Defect
October 30, 2009 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that 1 in every 150 children are born infected with congenital CMV. Each year in the United States alone, approximately 30,000 children are born with congenital CMV infection. Congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus) causes deafness, blindness, cerebral palsy, mental and physical disabilities, seizures, and death...more
Stop CMV launches over 50 Chapters and Area Representative program to raise awareness about Congenital CMV
May 22, 2009 - Stop CMV and the CMV Action Network signed over 50 Area Representatives from the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Portugal to serve as presidents of newly formed Stop CMV chapters. CMV parents who serve as Area Representatives give presentations to targeted populations and groups about how to prevent the CMV virus during pregnancy...more
Stop CMV and the CMV Action Network sponsor Stop CMV Day at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona
April 20, 2009 - Stop CMV and the CMV Action Network will be sponsoring Stop CMV Day at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday June 14, 2009 at 1:10pm. Chase Field is home to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will host the Houston Astros on game day. CMV professionals and families, along with children born affected with Congenital CMV, will be in attendance at the game and will be available for interviews with the press... more
Stop CMV Phoenix Event Sparks Spirited Competition with Houston Based CMV Disease Registry
April 20, 2009 - The National Congenital CMV Disease Registry, long regarded as a resource and support for families of children born with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), has shared a valuable partnership with Stop CMV since its inception in 2003. As the first parents groups to work collaboratively with the National Congenital CMV Disease Registry... more
Stop CMV Creates Online Forums, Social Networking for Parents, Clinicians and Public Interaction
March 2, 2009 - Stop CMV announced this week the creation and launch of new online forums which allow parents of children born with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) to interact together, as well as with clinicians in the field of CMV research and treatment. The public and members of the press are also invited to join and participate in the online forums to learn more about dangers of CMV to pregnant women and their unborn children... more
Stop CMV launches 25 new Chapters and Area Representative program to raise awareness about Congenital CMV
February 28, 2009 - Stop CMV and the CMV Action Network has signed on 25-30 Area Representatives from the United States, Canada and Australia to serve as presidents of newly formed Stop CMV chapters. CMV parents who serve as area representatives give presentations to targeted populations and groups about how to prevent the CMV virus during pregnancy... more
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May 8, 2009
Report on WTHR Channel 13 in Indianapolis, interviewing Kelly Ponsler, Stop CMV Area Rep for Indianapolis... more
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February 19, 2009
Report on WUSA Channel 9 in Washington DC, interviewing Lisa Saunders, Stop CMV Area Rep for New York... more
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December 17, 2008
Report on Fox 10 Phoenix, interviewing Heather Key, Stop CMV Area Rep for Phoenix... more