Join the Partnership to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Erie County, New York Slide Presentation: Slides 1-6
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Join the Partnership to Prevent Fetal Spectrum Disorders

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Healthy People 2010

• Healthy People 2010 Focus Area 16 (Maternal, Infant, and Child Health), Objective 18:
  
  
  “Reduce the occurrence of fetal alcohol syndrome.”

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Addressing the Problem: Partnership to Prevent FASD

• Three-year program sponsored by SAMHSA's CSAP

• Unites communities in a national effort to prevent FASD in unborn children

• Involves vast partner network to reach audiences

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Audiences

• Women who are planning to get pregnant or are pregnant

• Women’s significant others—namely fathers to-be, family members, friends, and peers

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Objectives

• Encourage women to avoid alcohol before and during pregnancy.

• Engage the support of significant others to ensure a healthy, alcohol-free pregnancy.

• Ask community members and health care and social service providers to help get the word out and disseminate Partnership messages.

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Partnership Development

• Develop local partnerships in four community sites (spring 2002)

• Assess partner needs.

• Spread the word about FASD and the Partnership.

• Create a partner exchange (i.e., Web site).

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