First, a description… An STI (sexually transmitted infection)—sometimes referred to as an STD (sexually transmitted disease)—is caused by a bacteria, virus, or parasite passed from
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Considerations for Supporting Healthy Families and Healthy Beginnings
Revitalizing Culture and Healing: Indigenous Approaches to FASD Prevention is a new resource developed by program providers and experts in Indigenous women’s health and researchers from the Centre
Website: Evaluation of FASD Prevention and FASD Support Programs
Have you seen the ‘Evaluation of FASD Prevention and FASD Support Programs‘ website? The website compiles evaluation frameworks, methods, tools, and indicators of success to
Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health: Supporting Change: Preventing FASD- Video series
A resource to support service providers in their work with women These clips supplement provincial training on alcohol and pregnancy. They grew out of requests
Babies Suffer Under Punitive Policies for Maternal Drug Use (USA)
by Elizabeth Hlavinka, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Policies that punish pregnant women for disclosing substance use disorder (SUD) can have negative consequences for infants, according to a
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What does Public Awareness Tell Us about Prevention Programming?
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4229; doi:10.3390/ijerph16214229 Peter Choate, Dorothy Badry, Bruce MacLaurin, Kehinde Ariyo, Dorsa Sobhani Abstract: The prevalence of Fetal