Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Research & Evaluation

FASD Evaluation Project | FASD Surveillance | Birth Defects Registry | KABB

Evaluation Project

The May 24th, 2002 edition of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) publishes the first release of data from FASSNET, a five-state consortium to examine state-wide prevalence rates for fetal alcohol syndrome (FASD).

The press release is available at Centers for Disease Control, www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5120a2.htm

The full MMWR publication is at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5120.pdf.

Alaska's FASD Surveillance provides estimates on the prevalence of FASD in Alaska.

Alaska's Birth Defects Registry provides information on reporting birth defects and ICD-9 codes in Alaska.