190094 A review of other health effects of folic acid and their implications for public health prevention strategies

Monday, October 27, 2008: 3:15 PM

R.J. Berry, MD , National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
     

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the world-wide benefit of folic acid fortification in the prevention of neural tube defects • Articulate the strategies to minimize the racial/ethnic disparities in NTD prevention impact • List some of the unique partnerships in the global effort to fortify flour • Recognize some of the other and emerging health effects of folic acid beyond NTD prevention

Keywords: Birth Defects, Maternal and Child Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I did analysis for this presentation and prepared the presentation with advice from my colleagues.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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