Office of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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August 2004:

U.S. Senate passes Senate Resolution 390 designating September 9th as National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day. Thank you to Senator Lisa Murkowski for taking the lead and making this a priority not just for Alaska, but for the nation. Click here for Congressional proceedings.

Consensus reached on use of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) as official terminology for array of disabilities resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol. For more information click here.

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  • Brain Gym© Training--Summer/Fall 2003 Class Schedule. (PDF)

  • Statewide Suicide Prevention Council Releases Draft Alaska Suicide Prevention Plan for Public Comment.

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    • New Report: The President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education submitted its final report to the White House on July 1. Click here to review the report, entitled " A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and their Families, "

    • Kids Count, sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of American children. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of children's well-being, Kids Count enriches local and state discussions about ways to make life safer and healthier for all children. Copies of this year's data book, and all previous data books, are available at www.kidscount.alaska.edu or you can call
      907/786-7710.

    • The March of Dimes Alaska Chapter community grants program is designed to invest in projects that support one of the following important strategies:

      • Services related to prematurity
      • Access to and quality of health care for women and infants
      • Availability of prevention services

      Application and Review Process

      The community grants fund for 2003 is $50,000. Awards range from $10,000 to $25,000 each. An original grant proposal and 5 copies must be received in the chapter office by September 4, 2002. For more information or for an application, contact Kayce Arthun, State Director, March of Dimes Alaska Chapter, 255 E. Fireweed Lane, Ste. 102, Anchorage, AK 99503. Phone: (907) 276-4111 or (800) 478-5245. Fax: (907) 276-3375

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