Information for Partners
It is hard to reach every woman across the nation who could possibly become pregnant. That is why the CDC works with partners, communities and individual advocates across the country, to help raise awareness and promote folic acid efforts for the prevention of serious birth defects.
The goal from all our partners is to reach women who could possibly become pregnant. Research has helped identify two target groups of women who could become pregnant and need to learn the folic acid message: those planning a pregnancy and those not planning a pregnancy.
To learn more please visit the links in the "On This Page" box.
Current partners
The National Council on Folic Acid (NCFA)
The National Council on Folic Acid (NCFA) is a partnership of national organizations and associations, state folic acid councils and government agencies whose mission is to improve health by promoting the benefits and consumption of folic acid.
Spina Bifida Association
The Spina Bifida Association (SBA) is dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with Spina Bifida and those whose lives are touched by this challenging birth defect through education, advocacy, research, and service. Local SBA chapters
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB)
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies strives to improve the health and safety of mothers, babies, and families through educational materials and collaborative partnerships. State and Local HMHB Chapters
Partner Spotlights
Deborah Bunn, Executive Director at Northeast Nebraska Family Health Services
For the past 30 years, Deborah has worked with low-income women and families at the Northeast Nebraska Family Health Services (NENFHS), a non-profit organization. “A large focus within our organization has always been birth defects prevention, and in the past couple years, our health care providers have begun educating all women about how to reduce their risks for birth defect-affected pregnancies,” says Deborah.
Get Involved
If you teach, lead, or work directly with women who could possibly become pregnant, you are part of the solution to help reduce serious birth defects. If you’re a parent or friend of women who could become pregnant, then you can help, too.
Help Us Spread the Word
- Tell others about the importance of folic acid
- Distribute free educational materials
Link Your Website to Ours
For your convenience, we have provided the following graphic and linking description for you to post on your website.
Visit CDC's Folic Acid website for information and free materials on how folic acid can help prevent birth defects.
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Free Materials
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and Podcasts
Radio PSAs
- Children of the Future; 00:30 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (Spanish)
- Future Mothers; 00:30 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (Spanish)
- Motherhood; 00:30 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (Spanish)
- Ready, Not; 00:15 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (English)
- Ready, Not; 00:30 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (English)
- Before You Know It; 00:15 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (English)
- Before You Know It; 00:30 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (English)
- Before You Know It; 00:15 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (Spanish)
- Before You Know It; 00:30 [download audio | listen to audio | read text] (Spanish)
- Announcer's Script: to be read alone or following the PSA [PDF]
Video and CD PSAs
- Angels Don't Walk, They Fly (Available as a Video PSA and a CD PSA)
Podcasts
- Folic Acid: Helping to Ensure a Healthy Pregnancy
- You can help prevent birth defects [Long version | Shorter Version]
Resource Guides and Tools
- Preventing Neural Tube Birth Defects: A Prevention Model and Resource Guide - This guide is intended for campaign partners to help with developing a prevention campaign.
- Media Campaign Implementation Kit [PDF English]
Health Communication Materials
CDC's Office of Communication's HealthComm KEY database contains summaries of recent journal articles relating to health communication research and practice. Additional books, articles, journals, websites and other sources that may be useful to individuals interested in health communications are listed in this database http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHCI/Users/LogIn.cfm
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Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
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