Other Initiatives
Child Health
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) is one of the
leading causes of preventable birth defects and developmental delay in
children. It is a medical diagnosis that refers to a set of alcohol-related
disabilities associated with the use of alcohol during pregnancy. Financial
support for prevention, public education, and coordination activities
related to FAS/FAE is provided through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
(CPNP). First Nations (both on- and off-reserve) and Inuit communities
are an important focus of this activity.
In March 2002, the Population and Public Health Branch (PPHB) Atlantic,
working with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, sponsored the
Atlantic Canadian FAS/FAE Conference to promote and develop local efforts
aimed at prevention, support and education related to FAS/FAE.
FAS/FAE Information
Tool Kit
Joint
Statement: Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol
Effects (FAE) in Canada 
(221kb)
Public
Health Agency of Canada's Division of Childhood and Adolescence Web site
Canadian
Centre on Substance Abuse - FAS-FAE
For further information, please contact Isabelle Mélançon,
Program Consultant, at (506) 851-2994, or e-mail: isabelle_melancon@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
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