April declared Easter Seals Awareness Month

NASHVILLE — The National Baptist Convention, USA, and Easter Seals are teaming up in April to raise awareness about children under 5 at risk of autism, developmental delays and disabilities. 

National Baptists, the nation’s oldest and largest historically African-American denomination with an estimated membership of 7.5 million, have declared April 2012 as Easter Seals Awareness Month.  

The emphasis is part of National Baptists’ Health Outreach and Prevention Education (H.O.P.E.) program launched last year to improve health and well-being for African-Americans, who suffer disproportionately from preventable diseases.