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young people in March of Dimes public health education efforts.
These activities are typical of what TAPs are doing throughout the country. In Kern County, Calif., they are working in a March of Dimes prenatal care program for Spanish-speaking migrant workers. In Rochester, N.Y., TAPs make puppets for handicapped children at the March of Dimes Birth Defects Center there. At a recent teen fair in Cleveland, Ohio, the TAP booth won first prize for its “Go MOD” theme. TAPs in Marin County, Calif., are working as volunteers at 'a Genetics Evaluation Center.
Everywhere, they have proven their worth as workers and communicators. The Chairman of the Dade County Chapter of The National FoundationMarch of Dimes, speaking of Alan Rosenthal’s TAP group, says, “Every time we needed ideas, or manpower, or help of any kind, we first asked, how can we use the kids? And the kids were always there.”
TAPS realize they have a special stake in prevention of birth defects—after all, they are the parents of tomorrow. Their children are the ones who will benefit most from new methods that prevent some birth defects and control the
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