Gov Granholm proclaims Sept 9, 2010 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day

Governor Granholm has proclaimed September 9, 2010 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) Awareness Day in the State of Michigan. 

For  a copy of the Governor’s proclamation, click here.

Comprehensive evidence-based fact sheets & publications regarding FASD
are available at: 

The SAMHSA Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence
http://www.fascenter.samhsa.gov/

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention 
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/index.html

The American College of Obstetrician and Gynecology The American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), in collaboration with
CDC, developed the Drinking and Reproductive Health: A Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders Prevention Tool Kit
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/acog_toolkit.html

The National Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
http://www.nofas.org/resource/factsheet.aspx

The March of Dimes
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1170.asp

The Michigan Department of Community Health

http://www.michigan.gov/fas