Order materials
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation is now able to ship folic acid materials. They did not hold any orders. If you sent in an order before Dec. 1, then you will need to resubmit. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
The North Carolina Folic Acid Council is happy to offer free materials to anyone within North Carolina. The majority of our materials are distributed through the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation. In addition, our head office distributes a limited selection of information and reminder items. Please print out the order forms you need and mail or fax them to the appropriate location.
Available from the
NC Healthy Start Foundation
Click here to download an order form
Brochures
Take Care of Your Body, Take Care of Yourself. Your guide to multivitamins. Encourages young women to find time in their busy schedules to take a multivitamin. Includes tips on taking a multivitamin daily to get the most out of them. 4” x 6” brochure.
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Mujer Prevendida Vale por Dos (A prepared woman is worth double). A fotonovela (picture story) of Ana María explaining the importance of a daily multivitamin with folic acid. Spanish only. 3.5” x 8.5” brochure.
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Take Control of Your Life, Take Care of Yourself. A young woman explains that there are lots of great reasons to take multivitamins. For just pennies a day, they are a good way to stay in good health. 4” x 9” card.
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Multivitamins for You, for Your Baby, for Life. Young mother explains that there are many great reasons to take multivitamins. Having a baby is one of them. 4” x 9” card.
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The Healthier I Am, the Happier I Am. A woman explains there are lots of great reasons to take multivitamins. For just pennies a day, they are a good way to stay in good health. Targeted toward women ages 25-35.
4” x 9” card.
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The Busy Woman’s Guide to Multivitamins/Guía para la mujer sobre las multivitaminas (English/Spanish). This handy bilingual card provides information about multivitamins. It also teaches how to check a multivitamin label for folic acid. 3” x 5” card.
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¡Felicidades: Información para la mamá nueva! (Congratulations! Information for new moms). A culturally-appropriate Spanish postpartum brochure that encourages Latina women to continue their good habit by replacing their prenatal vitamin with an over-the-counter multivitamin containing folic acid. It includes specific messages about diet and postpartum depression. 4” x 9” brochure.
The English version is available at: http://www2.cdc.gov/ncbddd/faorder/orderform.htm
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Reminder Items
Nail file - OUT OF STOCK (English/Spanish). White and green oval nail file has the messages “Multivitamins: Take Them for Life” and “Multivitaminas: Tomar multivitaminas hoy es amar a tu bebé mañana.” 2” x 4”
Lip balm - OUT OF STOCK (English/Spanish). Flavored lip balm (SPF15) in a white and green tube has the messages “Multivitamins: Take Them for Life” and “Multivitaminas: Tomar multivitamina hoy es amar a tu bebé mañana.”
Videos
Combo DVD: Four titles on one DVD
- What is Folic Acid? Explains the role of folic acid in preventing neural tube defects before pregnancy. English; 6 minutes
- Folic Acid for a Healthier Tomorrow. North Carolina women talk about why they need folic acid. Closed-captioned. English; 9 minutes
- Tres Hermanas. This video (Three Sisters) follows a family discussing the importance of taking a multivitamin before, during and after pregnancy. Spanish; 8 minutes
- ¿Tomaste Tu Vitamina Hoy? (Have you taken your vitamin today?). Ana María and friends talk about taking a multivitamin with folic acid and eating healthy. Spanish; 14 minutes
Most of our educational videos are available to watch online at You Tube.
Posters
At Our Best. “We can’t be our best if we don’t feel our best.” Features a group of young women. Message: There are lots of great reasons to take multivitamins. 11” x 17”.
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Both of Us. “I want to stay healthy for the both of us.” Features a mother and infant. Message: There are lots of great reasons to take multivitamins. 11” x 17”.
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Mujer Prevenida Vale por Dos (A Prepared Woman is Worth Double). Ana María lets Latinas know about their increased risk for having a baby with certain birth defects of the spine and the benefits of a multivitamin. Spanish only; 11” x 17”.
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Additional materials available from
the NC Folic Acid Campaign
In addition to all of the free items you can order from the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation, the Campaign offers supplemental materials. These materials are only available through the North Carolina Folic Acid Campaign.
Click here to download an order form.
Women’s Wellness Rx pads
These pads are intended for you to use when reviewing essential women’s health messages with your patients. You can fill in the blanks, go over the checklist, jot down additional notes and remind your patients to take a multivitamin with 400 mcg of folic acid every day. For added convenience, we’ve included the same messages in English and Spanish.
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Educational VHS tapes
All of our educational videos have been transferred to one convenient DVD offered on the NC Healthy Start Foundation order form. If you do not have access to a DVD player, the VHS tapes are available in limited quantities.
Other places to order folic acid materials
- The March of Dimes
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Order the English postpartum brochure and a fact card for adolescent girls here)
- Florida Folic Acid Council
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- Spina Bifida Association
This web site is designed for informational use only; it is not designed to give advice or cure or treat any medical condition you may have. If you have any questions about your health, please contact your health care provider. If you need immediate medical attention, please call 911.
