Reports from our FASDSG Membership:
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Dr Reynolds writes:
"Our local FASD Action Network is holding a breakfast meeting tomorrow morning. This will involve members of the local health unit, schools, community organizations, general public and health professionals engaged in FASD services. I'm giving a talk on our Canada-wide initiatives on FASD research and interventions, being conducted within the Network of Centres of Excellence program."
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Dr. Barron writes:
"KY (Kentucky) does something very special each year for International FASD Awareness Day thanks mainly to Laura Nagle who is the FASD coordinator here at the Bluegrass Prevention Enhancement Site. For this year, she has helped put together a video entitled “These Nine Months: The Realities of Alcohol and Pregnancy” which will be premiered this month in KY and which I was interviewed for. The Bluegrass Prevention Center has organized 484 KY volunteers to show this in their communities throughout Kentucky. Each volunteer has been provided a training brochure to help facilitate discussion.
The video can be found at http://vimeo.com/28009148 and people that view it are invited to participate in conversation about the video on the
FASD Facebook page."
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Dr. Shen from Buffalo, NY sent us this poster of activities in that city:
Attached is the flyer for the Recovery Month/FASD Awareness Day program with Dr. Robinson at True Bethel Baptist Church this Saturday morning.
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Dr. Dang (CDC) writes:
Hello All,
As we recognize International FASD Awareness Day today, below, you’ll find a list of activities that the FASD Regional Training Centers are coordinating/participating in within their areas. And even this is not an exhaustive list! Some of the Governor’s Proclamations are attached. Thank you!
2011 FASD Awareness Day Activities Conducted by the FASD Regional Training Centers
Arctic RTC
· Through an Alaska-wide coordinated campaign, participating restaurants and bars are offering free, non-alcoholic beverages to pregnant women (communities participating include Anchorage, Juneau, Bethel, Wasilla, Palmer, Sitka, and Nome). This has been done through the Alaska FASD Statewide Partnership, of which the Arctic RTC is a member.
· The cities of Kotzebue & Kiana, Alaska, are holding FASD Awareness Walks.
· On the University of Alaska Anchorage’s campus, flyers are being circulated in residence halls and the health center regarding men and women’s roles in the prevention of FASDs.
· The Arctic RTC has also written a short press release to be published through the University’s Advancement Offices.
· The Anchorage Council on FASDs has its regular display at the library, and they are planning to coordinate a ‘Pregnant Pause’ flash-mob in the Town Square at noon on 9/9. KTUU & KTVA (the two main TV stations in Anchorage) have been contacted and advised of events which perhaps will result in press coverage.
Great Lakes RTC
Wisconsin
· Governor's proclamation declaring September 9 as FASD Awareness Day -- This will be presented at the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (SCAODA) meeting in conjunction with a talk on gender-responsive treatment and FASDs.
· Additional tribal proclamations have also been signed in Wisconsin.
Michigan
· Governor’s proclamation which is accessible at: http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-58031-261785--,00.html
· Michigan is hosting an FASD Awareness Day concert.
North Carolina
· Proclamation signed by the North Carolina Governor.
· Daily tweets and Facebook updates on FASD Facts, which began on 8/9/11.
· FASD Article in Centers for Prevention Resources and Addiction Professionals of North Carolina newsletters.
· Articles and proclamation will appear in the Answer Website.
· Sending packets with letter, posters, information, proclamation and resources to Health Departments and Community Health Centers and other key partners, regionally.
· Confirmed presentations on September 8th, 9th & September 29th, 2 others pending.
· Incorporating information in health fair booths.
· Pushing through local social media communities .
Midwest RTC
Missouri
· The Midwest RTC (MRFASTC) will be hosting FASD awareness and informational tables at local Federally Qualified Health Centers (Grace Hill locations) in the St. Louis area on 9/9. Booths will provide information on maternal drinking, self-screens for alcohol, displays regarding effects of alcohol on fetal brain development, as well as free baby bottles with more information about MRFASTC.
· Will be running a PSA during the month of September warning women about the dangers of prenatal drinking on seven local radio stations that have a high rate of female listeners of childbearing age.
Arkansas
· The governor of Arkansas signed off on FASD Awareness Day Proclamation.
· Bradley Schaefer to appear on two TV stations to discuss FASDs
Oklahoma
· Kevin Rudeen and Tatiana Balachova coordinating a three-hour session on FASDs on 9/9 at the 19th Oklahoma Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect and Healthy Families in Norman, OK. The session is entitled FASD: Oklahoma Real Children and Real Families.
Southeast RTC
South Carolina
· Lectures by Jamila Williams and Mohamad Sidani taking place in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine as well as at the South Carolina Children’s Trust Prevention Conference.
· Announcement regarding FASD Awareness Day by the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services Agency.
Kentucky
· Live premier showing of the video, These Nine Months at multiple locations. Discussion follows the 30-minute video. Created by Laura Nagle, BA, Kentucky FASD State Coordinator and her team featuring Kentucky families living with FASDs, as well as FASD research and efforts. Showings/discussions by Yasmin Senturias taking place at the Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center, University of Louisville. · Email circulation of the FASD Guidebook for Kentucky Families online – University of Louisville.
· Church announcement/appeal to community – for circulation/announcement at pulpit at various churches.
Tennessee
· Exhibit booth at Metro Nashville General Hospital featuring FASD information, FASD video showing, quiz with prizes.
· FASD materials distribution at Meharry Medical College Family Medicine Clinics (Nashville and Madison clinics).
· Meharry Medical College President’s Weekly Bulletin/email announcement to faculty, students, and staff (Meharry Medical College -School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Graduate Studies and research) regarding Tennessee FASD Awareness Day announcement and Southeastern FASD RTC.
· Lectures conducted by Carolyn Szetela at University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public Health Program Seminar Series and Coker College Department of Social Work Seminar.
· Church announcement/appeal to community – for circulation /announcement to the congregation /pulpit sermon at various churches.
Frontier RTC
· The Frontier RTC is sponsoring a training in Las Vegas for CPS workers and substance use counselors. Susan Doctor will train. · “Pack the Track” (high school track) is an event that will be taking place where area officials, students, etc. will be walking laps, earning money for their prevention effort – Yerington Task Force in Nevada.
· Nevada FASD Awareness Ride: Encouraging motorcycle riders to promote FASD awareness throughout Nevada.
· Several states in the region have press releases going out on 9/9.
· Proclamations making September 9 FASD Awareness Day from Nevada, Colorado, and Utah.
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Dr. Guizzetti writes:
UIC is organizing "Protecting Baby’s Developing Brain:- A workshop on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)" (see attachments); I did not know this was in occasion of the International FAD awareness day!
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