Birth Defects Prevention Month
2005
January is Birth Defects Prevention Month!
It is our pleasure to provide you with materials
for Birth Defects Prevention Month, which were developed by the
Education and Outreach Committee of the National Birth Defects Prevention
Network (NBDPN).
We have chosen Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) as
the focus of this year’s materials. Approximately 1 in 1,000
children in the United States is born each year with FAS. However,
there are estimates that as many as ten times that many children
are born with other prenatal alcohol-related conditions. FAS is
a leading cause of mental retardation and is 100% preventable. The
materials in this packet can help your organization plan a successful
Birth Defects Prevention Month campaign—from sample Birth
Defects Prevention Month proclamation, sample letters to legislators
and health care providers, to lists of suggested activities and
available electronic resources on various topics related to birth
defects prevention.
We hope these materials will be useful to you
in promoting awareness of Birth Defects Prevention Month. We would
like to know if these materials are of value and how you use them.
Please complete the evaluation form (form - PDF
or form - MS
Word). We are especially interested in any innovative activities
you undertake, that can be replicated by others, in working for
the primary prevention of birth defects. Materials developed by
the Education Committee are available electronically and can be
tailored to your specific agency’s mission, needs and capacity.
Please contact us if we can be of assistance in this regard. Materials
from the other organizations can be obtained directly from them.
If you should have questions about the materials,
please contact Jane
Correia or Cara Mai. We hope
you find the information and materials useful in promoting your
own campaigns for Birth Defects Prevention Month, January 2005.
Sincerely,
Laurie Seaver, President, NBDPN
Denise Higgins, Education Committee Chair, NBDPN
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