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Text Messages for Birth Defects Prevention

Keywords / Description:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities provides weekly text messages to with reminders to take folic acid, and other health tips to prevent birth defects. Women of childbearing age--including those who are not planning to get pregnant--can sign up for this service to receive mobile health tips.

Toolkit:

Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Access to Care, Adolescents, Child, Chronic Disease, Health Promotion and Health Education, Maternal Health, Nutrition

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Submitted:

11/09/2011

Modified:

11/10/2011

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