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ArticleSubstance use & addiction journal2025

Answering a Call to Action: Reducing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Using a Healthcare Champion Model.

Courtney Townsel, Vincent C Smith, Hemalatha Senthilkumar, Lily R Bastian, Miranks Sanks, Diana Ling, Joshua Benke, Alexandra Edwards, Nancy Roget, Kimberly Prokosch and 6 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Courtney TownselUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6650-9091
Vincent C SmithBoston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Hemalatha SenthilkumarDepartment of Family Medicine, The MetroHealth System, CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-0707-7362
Lily R BastianAmerican College of Nurse-Midwives, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Miranks SanksAmerican Association of Medical Assistants, Chicago, IL, USA.
Diana LingHealth Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Joshua BenkeAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, USA.
Alexandra EdwardsUniversity of Alaska Anchorage Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services, Anchorage, AL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0048-6189
Nancy RogetUniversity of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA.
Kimberly ProkoschUniversity of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA.
Mary M VelasquezHealth Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Kimi YonamineAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA.
Kirk von SternbergHealth Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Tonya McFaddenAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA.
Antoinette Abou HaidarDepartment of Family Medicine, The MetroHealth System, CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Karen E HarrisUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

NCBDD CDC HHS NU84DD000007NCBDD CDC HHS NU84DD000015NICHD NIH HHS L30 HD106367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) remain critical public health issues. Alcohol use in pregnancy is a leading preventable cause of birth defects, developmental disabilities, and learning disabilities. Alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) is effective at reducing excessive alcohol use. However, this clinical preventive service remains critically underutilized in primary care. In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for the creation of FASD Champion programs to promote clinician education about FASDs. Six professional health organizations and groups providing reproductive and child health services set out to create FASD Champion programs. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists FASDs Prevention Program was created to focus on reducing alcohol-exposed pregnancies. The American Academy of Pediatrics' Champion program maintains the goal of improving health outcomes for children with FASDs by improving pediatricians' diagnostic capacity. The American Academy of Family Physicians has prioritized training family physician champions to improve the delivery of alcohol SBI among adult patients. The University of Alaska Anchorage has partnered with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses to assure advanced practice registered nurses and midwives have the knowledge and skills to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and FASDs. The American Association of Medical Assistants has prioritized expanding the knowledge and skills of medical assistants related to promoting alcohol-free pregnancies. Finally, the Champions program at the University of Texas at Austin was established to train health social workers in alcohol SBI. Through the advocacy, education, and mission of these 6 health sectors in collaboration with national organizations and educational institutions, the evidence-based approach of alcohol SBI is being disseminated throughout the United States to reduce the harmful effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.FemaleHumansPregnancyPrimary Health CareUnited Statesalcoholchampionfetal alcohol spectrum disorderspregnancyscreening and brief intervention

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PMID39177191
PMCPMC12241836

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