Professional Power



	Spina Bifida fact sheet Our Message Media Materials Chapter Awareness Activities

Professional Power
As a health professional, you have the power to spread awareness of spina bifida throughout your community. Here are a few things that you can do:

Take a minute to brush up on your folic acid counseling
- Got a Minute? folic acid counseling tutorial for professionals
Display information on spina bifida in the waiting areas of local gynecologist offices.
- Fact sheets
- Recurrence Prevention Materials
Write an article on spina bifida for your hospital, clinic, or professional society newsletter.
- Prewritten Folic Acid Counseling (MSWord 25KB)
- Prewritten What is Spina Bifida? (MSWord 27KB)
Ask your hospital, clinic, professional newsletter, or local newspaper to run a spina bifida PSA.
- Print PSAs: Do you Know What Spina Bifida Is?
Place spina bifida information in hospital and clinic lectures.
- Spina Bifida (MSPowerPoint 1.8MB)
Wear your Spina Bifida Gold Pin and tell others about spina bifida when they ask, "What's with the gold pin?"

Pins are available for $7.95 - Request pins by email.

Questions?
Email: sbaa@sbaa.org
Call: 1-800-641-3121

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	Spina Bifida Association of America, 4590 MacArthur Blvd., NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20007-4226 Resource Center: (800) 621-3141 Phone: (202) 944-3285 Fax: (202) 944-3295 Email: sbaa@sbaa.org