2007

"Good Health Habits for a Lifetime"

Preconceptional Health

Folic Acid Awareness Week

Birth Defects and Genetic Conditions

• Proclamation
• Greetings
• Evaluation
• Evaluation 

• Suggested Activities

• MDCH News Release

• Sample news release

• Sample news release

• Sample letter to healthcare providers

• Resources on the Internet

• Resources on the Internet
• Birth Defects Prevention Month poster (JPG Image)
• NBDPN fact sheet 
• PeriStats® (March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center)

Preconceptional Health

• MDCH – Preventing Birth Defects

• MDCH – Preconceptional Health Strategies – At a Glance - Fact Sheet

• CDC - Preventing Birth Defects - English  

• CDC - Cómo Prevenir Defectos Congénitos

• CDC - Free NTD/folic acid materials

• CDC - Free FAS materials

• MOD - Pre-pregnancy Planning Fact Sheet

• MOD - NTD/Folic Acid, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and other preconception materials

• Preconceptional Health checklist "Becoming a Parent" Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care

• Preconception Screening and Counseling Checklist

 Fact Sheets from the California Preconception Care Initiative

Diabetes	Examenes de Diabetes
Domestic Violence	Nadie Merece Que lo Abusen
Folic Acid	Usted Necesita Acido Folico
Healthy Lifestyle Choices (diet, excercise, alcohol and drugs)	Cuide Su Salud
Infections and Immunizations	Usted y Su Bebe Pueden Protegerse de Infecciones
Medical Conditions and Genetic Counseling	Resuelva Todos Sus Problemas de Salud
Smoking Cessation	Puede Dejar de Fumar

Folic Acid Awareness Week 

Provide folic acid education as a standard of care.  The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all women of childbearing age consume 400 micrograms (400 mcg or 0.4 mg) of folic acid every day to prevent up to 70 percent of neural tube defects.

• National Folic Acid Awareness Week

• Free NTD/folic acid materials from CDC

• NTD/folic acid materials from MOD

• Congratulations, Mom. You Have a Beautiful Baby, postpartum brochure (English, Spanish)

• MDCH - "B" Your Best with Folic Acid

Birth Defects and Genetic Conditions

Fact Sheets from the Florida Birth Defects Program

Michigan Newborn Screening Fact Sheets

• Biotinidase Deficiency (BIOT)

• Phenylketonuria (PKU)

• Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)

• Galactosemia (GALT)

• Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD)

• Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH)

• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

• Hemoglobinopathies (Sickle Cell)

• Citrullinemia and Argininosuccinic Acid (ASA)

• Homocystinuria (HCY)

MDCH Genetic Condition Fact Sheets

• 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

• Angelman Syndrome

• Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

• Down Syndrome

• Fragile X Syndrome

• Klinefelter Syndrome

• Marfan Syndrome

• Neurofibromatosis1

• Noonan Syndrome

• Prader-Willi Syndrome

• Rett Syndrome

• Smith-Magenis Syndrome

• Tuberous Sclerosis

• Turner Syndrome

• Williams Syndrome

More Michigan Resources

• MDCH- Resources for Families of Infants and Toddlers with Special Health Needs

• Watch Me Grow Calendar – order form

• MDCH- Michigan Genetic Counseling Services - A Guide for Families and Professionals

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Treatment - Technical Advisory #04

• MDCH - A First Step to Your Baby's Health (English, Spanish, Arabic)