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FAS/FASD and American Indian/Alaska Native Populations

Resource Type

Program

Description

Although fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and other fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) affect all populations who consume alcohol during pregnancy, research has focused on the disorders among American Indian/Alaska Native groups. Surveillance data is more comprehensive for these groups, but few published studies highlight effective prevention and intervention activities in these communities. With support from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, NOFAS is committed to addressing FASD in Native American Populations. In partnership with the Cherokee Nation, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, the Navajo Nation and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, NOFAS is launching several community-based prevention activities in 2004.

Ages

All Ages

Web Address

http://www.nofas.org/about/programs.aspx

Languages

English

Services Provided

  • Peer Education Model for Native American Youth for FASD Prevention
  • FASD Media Campaign at the Cherokee Nation
  • Community-Based FASD Prevention at the Cherokee Nation
  • Training Health Professionals at the Cherokee Nation
  • Community-based Training at the Cherokee Nation

    • Areas Served

    The Cherokee Nation.

    Costs

    free

    Contact Information

    900 17th Street, NW, Suite 910

    Washington, DC 20006
    Phone: 202-785-4585 1-800-666-6327
    Fax: 202-466-6456
    http://www.nofas.org/contactus.aspx
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