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 to help raise awareness and promote folic acid efforts to help prevent serious birth defects.

Research has helped identify two target groups of women who could become pregnant and need to know about folic acid:

1. Those planning a pregnancy
2. Those not planning a pregnancy

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Health 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

 

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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