Author: Andy Kachor
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FASD United Responds to Article on Serving Alcohol to Pregnant Customer
The website BuzzFeed recently re-posted a widely-read article from 2019 titled “This Waiter Gave A Pregnant Customer Virgin Cocktails When She Ordered Alcoholic Ones — Who’s The [profanity for a very rude person]?” Without commenting on the particular actions taken by the people in the article, it is important to clarify the longstanding medical consensus…
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FASD NPN Spotlight: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
FASD United is excited to spotlight each of the CDC’s National Partner Network organizations. We launched our spotlight series in March with a feature on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The National Partner Network (NPN) is a collaborative coalition of organizations dedicated to advancing key goals, including reducing prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and substance…
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FASD Research Conference Now Offering CE Credit Hours to Social Workers
For Immediate Release: February 15, 2024 Media Inquiries: wisdahl@fasdunited.org or 202-785-4585 FASD Research Conference Now Offering CE Credit Hours to Social Workers SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – Social workers may now receive continuing education contact hours by attending the 9th International Research Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), hosted by FASD United…
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Welcome Randy Soulier to FASD United’s Board of Directors!
FASD United is excited to announce that we have a new Board member joining us- Randy Soulier. Randy has decades of business experience from director to CEO roles. A new member of the FASD United Finance Committee, Randy currently serves as the Interim General Manager at Legendary Waters Resort Casino. He is finishing up the two-year…
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New Year, New Home: FASD United Announces New Location for National Office
The team at FASD United is excited to announce that we have moved to a beautiful new office space! Our organization has been rapidly growing and changing. In the past year, our staff has doubled and the impact of our programs continues to expand. We’ve recognized that our physical space needs to grow alongside our…
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Remembering the Legacy of CDC’s Dr. Louise Floyd
The FASD United team is deeply saddened by the passing of FASD champion, Louise Floyd. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Floyd was instrumental to our nation’s public health response to FASD through her establishment and leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s FAS Prevention Team starting in 1992. Shortly afterward, FASD United (then…
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FASD United Partners with Department of Defense Health Experts to Publish FASD Research Workshop Report
The team at FASD United, in collaboration with our partners at the Department of Defense (DOD) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) have jointly published a new report: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention and clinical guidelines research-workshop report. The report, published in the journal BMC Proceedings, is authored by two of our key…
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In Memory of Pioneering FASD Researcher Dr. Ann Streissguth and her Incredible Legacy
All of us at FASD United are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Ann Streissguth, our dear friend, past member of our Scientific Advisory Board, and pioneering researcher of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). She led the way toward a greater understanding of the spectrum of FASD and the myriad ways it impacts people’s…
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Colleagues of Dr. Ann Streissguth Reflect on Her Life and Legacy
Click here to read FASD United’s Tribute: In Memory of Pioneering FASD Researcher Dr. Ann Streissguth and her Incredible Legacy Kenneth Lyons Jones, M.D. Formerly, Division of Dysmorphology & Teratology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of California San Diego (UCSD). Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth PhD was a remarkable human being who spent her life giving of herself…
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FASD United Welcomes New Staff: Katie Erdman and Emma Baldwin
All of us at FASD United are thrilled to announce two incredible new full-time staff members. Katie Erdman is our new Senior Director of Program Services and Emma Baldwin is our new Development Associate. Katie and Emma both bring a depth of experience and a dedicated passion to their respective positions and are already making…