This section of our website has tools and information about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) for health care providers, including free educational materials to give to patients.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Guidelines for Referral and Diagnosis
This report provides diagnostic guidelines for FAS and information about referrals, services for people with FASDs and their families, and strategies for screening and advising women about risky drinking.

FASD Prevention Tool Kit for Women's Health Care Providers
Learn how to screen and advise patients of reproductive age about risky drinking and encourage the use of effective contraception among patients who continue to engage in risky drinking. The tool kit also addresses drinking during pregnancy.

Training & Education
Find training and educational resources for health care providers. This includes intervention tools, curriculum, and information on the Regional Training Centers.

Free Materials
View, print, and order brochures, posters, and other materials for health care providers and their patients.

Healthcare Provider Resource Kit
The free child development Healthcare Provider Resource Kit contains information to give to families on developmental milestones, fact sheets on several developmental disabilities (including FASDs), informational cards and stand, posters, and a growth chart.

Russian Language Web-Based Resource
This is the first Russian language web-based resource developed specifically for FASDs, including information for women and a special section with an online tutorial providing education for physicians, psychologists, and other health professionals.

Data & Statistics
Find data and statistics related to FASDs, including state prevalence, alcohol use, and economic costs.

Research
Find a summary of CDC research on FASDs, including surveillance, tracking, prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies and interventions for children programs.

Articles
Read CDC's latest scientific articles on FASDs.

Links to Other Websites
Find more information and resources from other organizations on FASDs.