THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOLIC ACID COUNCIL:
OUR PARTNERS
The Council's strength comes from
our terrific partners in the Fullerton Genetics Center in
Asheville; the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill;
the Division of Public Health at the North Carolina Department
of Health and Human Services; the NC Healthy Start Foundation,
which distributes our printed material; and many others.
We have a diverse, dedicated and active Executive Committee
that meets monthly to direct the work of the campaign. The
state legislature provides the Council with $300,000 in
recurring funding each year; we also recieved a one-time,
$3 millon Vitagrant award from the Attorney General's office
in December 2003.
| OUR GOALS |
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| The objectives of the NC Folic Acid
Council are to: |
- Reduce the number of pregnancies
affected by NTDs in North Carolina by increasing
the daily consumption of multivitamins with folic
acid
- Educate and promote the intake of
multivitamins with adequate folic acid, making folic
acid a community norm
- Ensure that women's health care
providers encourage daily consumption of multivitamins
with adequate amounts of folic acid
- Ensure that our efforts are adequately
coordinated with North Carolina Birth Defects Registry
and that they are evaluated
- Advocate for favorable health policies
and adequate campaign resources
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