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“We know what we need to do in order to address this epidemic, and it involves some very simple things, like proper maternal and child health care, where we can make sure a pregnant woman has resources available to get the treatment and support she is going to need in order to make it through her pregnancy without drinking.”
Rep. Patrick Kennedy

NOFAS Hosts Dinner with Congressman Norm Dicks

November 9 – Congressman Norm Dicks, Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense, joined NOFAS board members and key supporters for a far-reaching discussion about the many facets of FASD and alcohol consumption and pregnancy. Congressman Dicks pledged his commitment to address FASD and he urged NOFAS to work with the Indian Health Service, and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, among other federal agencies and initiatives.

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