EP101: Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

We speak with Dr. Mary Velasquez and Anna Magnum about National Partnerships to Address Prenatal Alcohol and other Substance Use and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, the Centers for Disease Control grant that began October 2023 in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin.

Mary Marden Velasquez, PhD, is the Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional and Corporate Excellence and director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, is Senior Health Strategist at the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Our host for this discussion is NASW member Lorrie R. Appleton, LCSW.

Posted May 2, 2023

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• The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work
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