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Warren and Brenda G. Hewitt; Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews No. 15, 2009</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.glenwoodresearch.com/pdfs/needsAssessment.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.glenwoodresearch.com/pdfs/nee"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">FASD Needs Assessment Report; Deliverable 3;</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Office of Substance Abuse; State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services; May 2006</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.metcalffoundation.com/downloads/John%20Stapleton%20-%20why%20is%20it%20so%20tough%20to%20get%20ahead.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.metcalffoundation.com/downloa"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why is it so tough to get ahead? How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance;</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > by John Stapleton; Metcalf Foundation, November 2007</FONT></div> <div> Also appears under - <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Social Services"><U>Social Services</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bpwcanada.com/health/2007-Position-Paper-Prevention-Fetal-Alcohol-Spectrum-Disorder.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bpwcanada.com/health/2007-Pos"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Position Statement: Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Call for a Coordinated Comprehensive FASD Strategy;</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > The Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, 2007</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nationalframework-cadrenational.ca/uploads/files/FINAL_NAS_EN_April3_07.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nationalframework-cadrenation"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Reducing Alcohol related harm in Canada: Toward a Culture of Moderation; Recommendations for a National Alcohol Strategy;</U></A></FONT> by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#231F20" FACE="Arial" >National Alcohol Strategy Working Group; </FONT>April 2007</div> <div> <A HREF="http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/committee/391/hesa/reports/rp2290979/1/hesarp02/03-cov2-e.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/commi"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Even One is Too Many:  A Call for a Comprehensive Action Plan for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder;</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   Government of Canada - Report of the Standing Committee on Health, in accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2); September 2006 </FONT></div> <div> <B>NOTE:  </B>A PDF document is not available.  You will have to select Next at the top (right) of the page that displays to read the entire document.  A Table Of Contents is available as well</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/pho/pdf/alcoholpolicy.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/pho/"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy: A Report of the Provincial Health Officer;</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > by P.R.W. Kendall, Provincial Health Officer; Province of British Columbia, May 2002</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/63DBFAEF-FF10-405C-90DA-7641FF0A009C/0/strategy.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/63"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism Strategic Plan 2001-2005;</U></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s (NIAAA)</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/AISH/AISHReview/docs/renewing_aish.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/AISH/AISHRe"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Renewing AISH: Ensuring Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is Available Into the Future for Albertans Who Need It</U></A>.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > A discussion document produced by the Government of Alberta.  (The document asks for your feedback on policy and practice).</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/publications/fasd-etcaf/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/publi"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Framework for Action</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. Health Canada (2003). </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/fasd/pdf/fasd_strategic_plan-final.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/fasd/pdf/fasd_s"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Strategic Plan for British Columbia</U></A></FONT><U>.</U> Government of British Columbia  (2003-2004).  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cvfasd.org/pdf/moving.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cvfasd.org/pdf/moving.pdf"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Moving FASD Forward: Report on the Vancouver Island Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Consultation and Regional Networking Conference</U></A>. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(June 2003). </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ccsa.ca/pdf/extl-009442-2003.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ccsa.ca/pdf/extl-009442-2003."><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Report on the Forum on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Research in Canada</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >,  Kanata Ontario (2003). </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/II/II02-01.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/II/"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Canadian Pediatric Society Position Statement on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome</U></A><A HREF="http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/II/II02-01.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/II/"> </A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(2002).</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;106/2/358.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders.</U></A></FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance  Abuse and Committee on Children with Disabilities.  <I>Pediatrics</I> (2002). </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.teratology.org/pubs/alcohol.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.teratology.org/pubs/alcohol.p"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Statement of the Public Affairs Committee of the Teratology Society on the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome</U></A></FONT><U>.</U> <I>Teratology</I> (2002).    </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/minutes/NTFFAS%20Report%209.20-21.02.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/minutes/NT"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Records of the Meeting of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect.</U></A><U> </U> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >US Public Health Service, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Centre on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (2002). </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/108/1/185" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cg"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Alcohol Use and Abuse: A Pediatric Concern</U></A></FONT>.  Committee on Substance Abuse.  <I>Pediatrics</I> (2001).  </div> <div> <A HREF="http://policybase.cma.ca/dbtw-wpd/PolicyPDF/PD01-07.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://policybase.cma.ca/dbtw-wpd/Policy"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Canadian Medical Association Policy on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(Update 2000).   </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/pubs/pubspr/0662286146/200008_0662286146_e.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/pubs/pubspr/066"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Substance Use and Pregnancy: Conceiving Women in the Policy-Making Process,</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  by Deborah Rutman et al.  (May 2000). </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#policy_____position__statements" TITLE="Policy and Position Statements"><B>(Return to Top)</B></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A 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