Vision: To engage and support Kentucky communities in a coordinated effort to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

Alcohol is more damaging to a developing fetus than tobacco, marijuana, heroin and crack/cocaine. Besides tobacco, alcohol is the most commonly used drug among young people.

Seventy percent of Kentucky residents surveyed believe that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome means that a baby is "born drunk," and will therefore "sober up."

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are 100 percent preventable. If a woman is pregnant or could become pregnant, providing accurate information about the risks and dangers of alcohol use is a necessary first step for prevention.

Kentucky's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention Enhancement Site is managed by Bluegrass Regional Prevention Center in Lexington, Kentucky, through Bluegrass Regional MH/MR Board Inc.

• "From the Inside Out: A Guide for Understanding A Child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders"
• Kentucky FASD Prevention Enhancement Site website

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder PES Toolbox

• A Dialogue About Alcohol, Pregnancy and Community Support
• FASD College Survey
• Healthy Babies Community Survey
• Service Guide for The Sycamore Project

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder PES Manager

Laura Nagle, FASD, PES Manager, is a Certified Prevention Professional and has worked for Bluegrass Prevention Center since 1999. From 1999-2001, Laura served as coordinator of a Drug-Free Communities grant in Madison County, where she assisted the coalition to begin looking at environmental strategies for alcohol prevention in Richmond.

From 2001-2005, she coordinated a federal research grant focusing on community-based awareness, prevention and identification of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. She has taught at the National Prevention Network conference, the Kentucky School for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, and the National Rural Health conference.

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