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In
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| How FASD can
affect OU Students! |
| Date Posted:
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 |
| By: Jennifer Peters,
Marketing Communications Intern, OU School of Nursing |
Just one glass of wine. Just one.
Think again. That one glass of wine could be the beginning of a
life-long disability for your unborn child.
College students across the country are putting their unborn
children at a potential risk for FASD (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Disorder) by not altering their habits. Binge drinking and
unprotected sex are two of the main reasons why 42,000 children
are born with this disorder each year.
For full story:
http://www2.oakland.edu/nursing/news.cfm?ID=257
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| Important Dates for
FASD |
| May 11 – May 17 National Alcohol &
Other Drug Birth Defect Week |
| September 9 World FASD Awareness
Day |
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FASDay PICS |
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9.9.07 Belle Isle |
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9.9.06 Sterling
Lanes, Sterling Heights |
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9.9.05 Mount Clemens
Clock Tower, Mount Clemens |
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| Newsletter |
| MCFARES distributes a quarterly
newsletter, “Reaching Out,” full of helpful parenting tips,
websites of the month and updates from our families.
Click
here to view the newsletter. |
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| Meeting Minutes
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| MCFARES Coalition meets monthly at
the CARE offices. |
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| Awards |
- MCFARES received a three-year
Michigan Department of Community Health, FASD Community
Project Grant in 2006. This award allows MCFARES to provide
our families with a Parent Liaison to help advocate for
children with FASD as well as help families find available
resources.
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- MCFARES received a Prevention
Network of Michigan Mini Project Grant award for both FASDay
2005 and 2006 events.
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- Prevention Network also
awarded MCFARES special recognition as a Model Project Award
2005 and 2006 for its FASDay events.
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