January is Birth Defects Prevention Month
January 8 - 14th is Folic Acid Awareness Week
Taking folic acid everyday helps your body to build healthy cells and can reduce the risk of Spina Bifida by up to 70%. Learn more...
For Health Professionals:
ABCs of Folic Acid Counseling
Think you know everything about folic acid? Test yourself with this quick quiz to find out how in the know you really are. Get up to date information with our one-hour online tutorial, ABC's of Folic Acid, developed in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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What is Spina Bifida?
65 million women of childbearing age are at risk of a spina bifida affected pregnancy. No two cases are ever the same. Learn more.
2006 Latex List Latex is in everything from band-aids to Koosh balls. More than 70% of people with spina bifida have latex allergies-some life threatening. This chart lists common items that contain latex and alternatives. View the easy-to-read chart (PDF)
Spina Bifida Association, Spina Bifida Foundation, the National Council of La Raza, GRUMA and Wal-Mart Unite to Help Prevent Spina Bifida
Members of the Hispanic Community are at higher risk of a Spina Bifida-affected pregnancy than any other group. On July 11, 2006, GRUMA, one of the world’s largest producers of corn flour and tortillas, announced its intent to enrich its corn products distributed in the U.S. with folic acid by the end of 2006.
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