Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
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NACCHO received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support local health departments (LHDs) in the prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities. NACCHO will provide LHDs with information and analyses on preconception care and other methods of preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities. More »
The National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) recently updated its webpage! Visit the NBDPN site for its easy to use materials, including webinars and fact sheets, as well as specific information on Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Supplementation. Local health departments can use the NBDPN's website to improve their birth defect surveillance data collection efforts, collaborate with other partners on preventing birth defects, and consider how birth defects data can be used to make decisions when planning for health services, such as secondary disabilities prevention. Since text4baby was first launched in early February 2010 over 70,000 subscribers have joined this educational service of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB)! And, just recently, text4baby won the HHSinnovates Award!
On September 8, 2010 from 1:00–2:00 PM EST, HMHB will host a webinar featuring Joe Schwarcz, PhD, Professor of Chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and author of "Science, Sense and Nonsense: 61 Nourishing, Healthy, Bunk-Free Commentaries on the Chemistry That Affects Us All." The webinar may be particularly helpful to local health departments interested in learning more about chemical exposures and birth outcomes. To register for the webinar, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/231244025 |
