Last week’s congressional hearings on U.S. health policy covered familiar ground.  The central issue driving the hearings was the administration’s FY2027 budget request, which proposes cutting HHS discretionary funding by 12.5% and reducing NIH’s budget by more than $5 billion.  Federal investments have supported prevalence studies and longitudinal research through initiatives like the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD), along with early efforts to build screening and intervention models. The scale of that investment, though, has never come close to matching the prevalence or scope of FASD. 

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“Two new resources from Children and Family Futures in partnership with Casey Family Programs are designed to support clearer identification and more coordinated, family‑centered responses. The issue brief explores how common and overlooked FASD is among children and families involved in the child welfare system.”

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 The University of Nevada, Reno team in collaboration with AAMA and the Medical Assistant Partnership (MAP) is pleased to share their Alcohol Awareness Month social media toolkit was developed with UNR's media team. 

The toolkit includes four weeks of read-to-use content for social media posts as well as corresponding images and animations. 

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 “Prenatal alcohol exposure affects not only fetal development and brain function after birth. As this new ARCR review reports, people with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders can experience a wide range of conditions affecting the whole body and lasting into adulthood. These persistent consequences include metabolic disorders; changes in body composition; effects on the health and function of the bones, heart, kidney, immune system, and reproductive system; and impairments of vision, hearing, and sleep.”

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 FASD United is highlighting CIFASD research. 

Much of the research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) has focused on children. Dr. Claire Coles is helping expand that understanding by studying long-term health outcomes in adults with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).
In 2024, Dr. Coles published findings showing that adults with PAE may report a greater number and wider range of health issues compared to those without exposure. These include conditions affecting organs such as the heart and bladder, as well as diabetes and kidney stones.

This research helps deepen our understanding of how prenatal alcohol exposure can impact health across the lifespan.

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 This webinar on Apr 17, 2026 is intended to “assess intended and unintended effects of state-level policies related to alcohol use during pregnancy. 

Speakers: Sarah Roberts, DrPH Professor, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Meenakshi Subbaraman, Behavioral Health and Recovery Studies, Public Health Institute.”

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