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The Florida Fights FASD campaign is sponsored by the United States Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities and the Florida Developmental Disabilities
Council, Inc. (FDDC).
The mission of FDDC is to advocate and promote meaningful participation in all aspects of life for
Floridians with developmental disabilities.
Website: www.fddc.org Phone: (850) 488-4180
Toll Free: (800) 580-7801Fax: (850) 922-6702
Email: [email protected] Marriott Drive, Suite 203
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-2981
Facts About FASDJoin the Fight Against Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders!
•Thereisnoknownsafeamountofalcoholtodrinkwhilepregnant.Thereisalsonosafetimeduringpregnancytodrinkandnosafekindofalcohol.
•Whenapregnantwomandrinksalcohol,sodoesherunbornbaby.Alcoholinthemother’sbloodstreampassesthroughtheplacentatothebabythroughtheumbilicalcord.Drinkingalcoholduringpregnancycancausemiscarriage,stillbirthandarangeoflifelongdisorders.
•Alcoholproducesthemostseriousneurobehavioraleffectsinthefetus,morethanabuseofheroin,cocaineormarijuana.Alcoholabuseresultsinlife-longpermanentdisordersofmemoryfunction,impulsecontrolandjudgment.
• IndividualswithFASDmaysufferfromabnormalheartstructure,behaviorproblems,developmentaldelays,problemsinthestructureofthehead,eyes,noseormouth,andslowgrowthandpoorcoordinationafterbirth.
•FASDistheleadingknownpreventablecauseofdevelopmentaldelaysandbirthdefectsandaleadingknowncauseoflearningdisabilities.
•FASDcanaffectanyoneregardlessofethnicity,incomeoreducationlevel.FASDisnotageneticdisorder.
•TheproblemscausedbyFASDarenotcurable,buttheyare100percentpreventable.Clinicalandpublichealthleadersrecommendthatwomenwhoareplanningtogetpregnantorarealreadypregnantabstainfromalcohol.
What is FASD?
Living with FASD
About Florida Fights FASD Become a TorchbearerFetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorders(FASD)isanumbrellatermdescribingthepossibleeffectsthatcanoccurinanindividualwhosemotherdrankalcoholduringpregnancy.Anyalcohol,regardlessoftype,amountorfrequency,canleadtoFASD.
•FetalAlcoholSyndrome(FAS)isthemostmedicallyidentifiableandmostseriousdisorderundertheFASDumbrella.
•TheUnitedStatesspendsanestimated$5.4billioneachyeartreatingFAS.
•Eachyear,asmanyas40,000babiesarebornwithanFASD.
•FASDaffectsonein100infantseachyear–morethanautism,Downsyndrome,cerebralpalsy,cysticfibrosis,spinabifidaandsuddeninfantdeathsyndromecombined.
ChildrenbornwithFASDexperiencearangeofbirthdefects,includingcranialandfacialabnormalities,neurologicalabnormalitiesandgrowthdelays.Fetalalcoholexposureisalsotheleadingknowncauseofdevelopmentaldelays.
FASDhaslifelongimplications.Thereareabroadrangeofcharacteristicstowatchforatdifferentages.Itisimportanttobeawareofdevelopingtraitsandbehaviorpatterns.
MissionToengageandeducateFloridiansaboutthedangersofalcoholconsumptionduringpregnancy.FloridaFightsFASDiscommittedtoimplementingawarenessandpromotingeducationandadvocacyeffortsincommunitiesthroughoutFlorida.
PurposeToeliminatealcoholconsumptionbypregnantwomenorthosewhomaybecomepregnantandtoreducetheprevalenceofFASD.
Visit us OnlineWebsite: www.fasd-fl.orgFacebook: Florida Fights FASDTwitter: @FASD_FLLinkedIn: Florida Fights FASD
InorderfortheFloridaFightsFASDcampaigntoreachitsgreatestpotentialforsuccess,thesupportoflocalandstatewideadvocatesisneeded.Togetherwecanworktoovercomeoneofthemostcriticalhealthconcernsfacinglocalcommunitiestoday.
Idealadvocates,or“torchbearers,”areindividuals,businesses,organizations,associationsandothergroupswithaninterestinaddressingconcernsrelatedtoalcohol,women’sissues,maternalandchildhealthandfamilies,includingtheroleofmeninpreventingFASD.
WeneedthecommitmentofmotivatedadvocatestohelpmakethiscampaignasuccessandultimatelyreducetheprevalenceofFASDinFlorida.Weneedyou!
Become a torchbearer today by visiting www.fasd-fl.org/registration.aspx
