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Title: Educating Health Professionals about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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Title:	Educating Health Professionals about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Authors:	N/A
Descriptors:	Disease Control; Learning Disabilities; Allied Health Personnel; Developmental Disabilities; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Pregnancy; National Organizations; Health Education; Prenatal Influences; Risk; Medical Education; Innovation; Prevention
Source:	American Journal of Health Education, v38 n6 p364-373 Nov-Dec 2007
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Publisher:	American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-213-7193; Fax: 703-476-9527; e-mail: info@aahperd.org; Web site: http://www.aahperd.org
Publication Date:	2007-00-00
Pages:	10
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:	Prenatal exposure to alcohol is a leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities. Individuals exposed to alcohol during fetal development can have physical, mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities, with lifelong implications. These conditions are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Health care professionals play a crucial role in identifying women at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy and in identifying the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure among individuals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities has funded four universities as FASD Regional Training Centers (RTCs). The RTCs, in collaboration with the CDC and the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, are developing, implementing, and evaluating educational curricula for medical and allied health students and practitioners and seeking to have the curricula incorporated into training programs at each grantee's university or college, into other schools throughout the region, and into the credentialing requirements of professional boards. This article highlights some of the innovative training approaches that the RTCs are implementing to increase knowledge regarding FASDs and the ability of health professionals to identify, treat, and prevent these conditions. (Contains 6 tables.)
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Reference Count:	15

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ISSN:	ISSN-1932-5037
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Languages:	English
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