2017 FASDs Awareness Month Activities
September is FASDs Awareness Month. Learn what you can do to help keep women and their babies healthy. Check out CDC’s home page www.cdc.gov for FASDs resources posted in September, join the 9/9/17 Thunderclap campaign at 9:09 am and review the FASD Awareness Month guide produced by NOFAS.
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby! compiles pertinent information about drug and alcohol-related exposures during pregnancy. The blog is available in English and Spanish. Read the blog to learn about what you can do to support expectant mothers deliver healthy babies.
New Reports
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals in partnership with The Arc convened experts in the FASD field together for a consensus meeting to develop guidance for frontline providers in FASD prevention within the clinical practice setting. View the full report.
The Arc releases a new report that summarizes the findings of an online survey conducted to better understand health care professionals’ attitudes and knowledge about drinking while pregnant. View the full report.
Free CEU course extended to December 2017
Our partner, the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), developed a one hour internet-based activity to educate women’s health and primary care professionals and providers on preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Take this free course and earn continuing education credit.
The Arc’s FASD prevention project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under grant number U1HMC26371, The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention project, $1,305,159 (0% funded with non-governmental sources). The information or content and conclusions are those of The Arc of the U.S. and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.