Author: Andy Kachor
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FASD Expert Mary Kate Weber Shares Lessons Learned and Reflects on a Distinguished Career with CDC’s Prenatal Substance Exposure Surveillance and Research Team
Mary Kate Weber recently retired from CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) after a distinguished career with CDC’s Prenatal Substance Exposure Surveillance and Research team, which has worked at the forefront of our nation’s federal response to the public health challenges of FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). FASD United is…
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FASD Awareness Month 2025 is Here!
We are so excited to welcome everyone to FASD Awareness Month 2025. It’s a huge month for us and a huge year for all things FASD. Advocacy is ramping up as we make our way towards National FASD Impact Week later this September! FASD United has a range of new resources and exciting program updates…
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FASD NPN Spotlight: National Association of County and City Health Officials and Montana State University
As a presentation on stigma at the 2025 NACCHO360 conference was coming to a close, one of the attendees came up to research scientist Samantha Pinzl seeking resources. Samantha recalled with pride how she was able to connect this person to FASD United’s Family Navigator resources, as well as the resources of other organizations, including…
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FASD United and Partners Publish Special Section in Research Journal on FASD Prevention and Intervention
A special section, “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Intervention,” was included in a recent issue of Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj)—the official journal of the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction. The articles represent the work of 11 cooperative agreements formerly funded by CDC to explore and describe…
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FASD Researcher Dr. Sarah Mattson on the Role of CIFASD and Evidence-Based Screening Tools like BRAIN-online
Dr. Sarah Mattson is a leading researcher in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD) with a deep passion for understanding FASD and how the brain impacts behavior. Dr. Mattson’s current focus is on developing new screening tools that are more accessible to families and professionals, including BRAIN-online, an evidence-based screening tool for…
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Join the FASD Community for Advocacy Day on the Hill this September 16th
Join us for a day of advocacy on Capitol Hill on September 16 as part of National FASD Impact Week this September 15-17 in Washington, DC. Impact Week includes three days of advocacy, action, collaboration, and community. Join passionate FASD advocates for Advocacy Day on the Hill and take the opportunity to make your voice heard. Now…
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5 Reasons Why the FASD Community Needs Impact Week
In the FASD community, we continue to make great progress, yet much more work is needed. National FASD Impact Week is coming up this September 15-17 in Washington, DC. Join us for three days of advocacy, action, collaboration, and community. Here are 5 reasons why the FASD community needs Impact Week: 1. FASD is not…
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FASD NPN Spotlight: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Family physicians are much more than medical service providers. In fact, “they often get to know families better than nearly anyone else outside of the family,” according to Corban Wehr of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). “These doctors see parents as well as their children and follow children as they grow up and have…
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Reflections on National FASD Impact Week from FASD United Staff
As the FASD United team gears up for this September’s National FASD Impact Week, staff members are sharing their reflections on some of our past Impact Week events and activities. An incredible opportunity to bring the FASD community together during FASD Awareness Month in September, Impact Week always features a strong series of workshops, advocacy,…
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Self-Advocate Rebecca Tillou is Moving the Community Forward with “Move FASD”
Rebecca Tillou is on the move again. A runner since middle school, an FASD self-advocate starting with her diagnosis at age 34, and the founder of Move FASD, Rebecca is not slowing down. What started as “Run FASD” in 2021 as a community fundraiser has grown this year into Move FASD, a national series of…