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| Program Description Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) refers to the range of adverse outcomes caused by alcohol use during pregnancy. Alcohol use during pregnancy is the leading known preventable cause of intellectual disabilities and birth defects in the United States; with approximately 40,000 babies born each year with this lifelong disorder. Participants will learn how alcohol exposure during pregnancy can affect the developing brain, how FASDs may present in individuals, and the importance of preventing alcohol exposed pregnancies; in addition to the need for interventions and lifelong support for individuals who have an FASD. Objectives: * Define and discuss Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) * Understand how prenatal alcohol exposure affects the developing brain * Learn how to recognize the signs & symptoms of FASD * Understand the importance of interventions * Recognize the opportunities for preventing an alcohol exposed pregnancy Additional Information Link |
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| Meet the Presentor: Amy C. Hendricks, BS, is the Coordinator for the North Carolina Fetal Alcohol Prevention Program and is a certified Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Trainer through the University of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes FASD Regional Training Center. Amy has twenty years of experience deeply rooted in the field of Public Health with areas of focus that include: prenatal and parenting education, community coalition development, as well as mission delivery and income development for one of the largest non-profit organization in the United States. In her current position, Amy oversees and provides education to women of child-bearing age, and the professionals who work with them about the dangers of alcohol use during pregnancy; as well as how FASD may present in individuals across the lifespan. Amy also advises the FASD Collaborative of North Carolina as it relates to prevention efforts surrounding FASD. Amy currently serves on both national and state prevention councils and in her spare time Amy is pursuing a career as a mixed media artist and is raising two amazing teenage boys in the mountains of Western North Carolina. |
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