...
and since beans are high in folate, Go Folic! is
celebrating by posting a list of related links. Learn
which
beans have the most folate, find the best recipes
for baked beans at About.com, read all of the lyrics
to the children's song, "Beans,
Beans, the Musical Fruit",
or view some very funny YouTube
videos celebrating
this most "musical" of months. Also, check out Wikipedia's
page dedicated to this humble but nutritious vegetable.
FEATURED LINKS
FolicAcid.net provides
two short learning modules for health professionals, "Getting
Familiar with Folate" and "Barriers to
Folic Acid". It is sponsored
by the Association of Schools
of Public Health
(ASPH) and the
March of Dimes. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the
Federation of Associations of Schools of the
Health Professions (FASHP) served as advisors.
The
CA Department of Public Health maintains
a page of folic
acid resources, including information for
health professionals and the general public.
The
Hook-Up is a project of the California
Family Health Council. Sign
up for weekly text messages about sexual
health, reminders to take birth control pills,
relationships and more.
GRAPHICS TO DOWNLOAD, PRINT OR POST
Please feel free to download and distribute the
graphics below. If you
post them
on
a website, please credit Go Folic! and
link back to us!
HOW TO READ A NUTRITION LABEL: The
graphic below shows you how to read the nutrition
label .
Also look for the word "folate," which
is the form of folic acid found in food.
CEREAL
/ FOODS GRAPHICS: Click
here to see which cereals have a day's supply
of folic acid. This
image shows some of the foods that have a lot
of folic acid.
The
link between depression & folic acid | In our
featured video for July 2010, registered dietitician
Elizabeth
Somer, of the EmpowHer
Network, discusses the important
role that folic
acid can
play
in reducing depression.
Folic
acid: Not just to help your baby Ann Curry talks
to "Today" show
medical expert Dr. Judith Reichman about the benefits
of vitamin
B-9 (folic acid) for women's overall health.
Bollywood Goes Folic! Bollywood star,
Raveena Tandon, is the ambassador for a new folic
acid campaign taking place in India. In this clip (in
Hindi with some English subtitles), she launches
the campaign at an event that also included members of
India's Spina
Bifida Support Group.
VJ Susie Castillo on Folic Acid Makes us Giggle |
For more star quality, check out MTV VJ Susie Castillo
discussing the importance
of folic acid in this very funny YouTube video.
HANDOUTS, FLYERS & MORE
Parent
Handout
Are you interested in improving your teen daughter's health? Has your daughter
received free vitamins at one of our clinics? Download a PDF written just for
parents: Chinese | English | Spanish.
Youth Handouts
Are you a young woman who would like to share this information with your friends?
Download a flyer or wallet
card to either print out or email.
Adult Handouts
Pass the information on. Download a wallet
card and click here for our recipe
brochure of tasty, folate-rich foods. Or download and print out some handouts: Chinese | English | Spanish
The Research This document describes
and provides links to the most recent research
on the benefits of folic acid supplementation. Click
here for a short course from the March of Dimes
on the science behind folic acid. (You can sign
in as a guest.)
Posters
Please feel free to download, email, print and post these Go Folic! Posters.
Both are full color and measure 11" x 14". Youth
Poster || General Poster
...
and since beans are high in folate, Go Folic! is
celebrating by posting a list of related links. Learn
The
CA Department of Public Health maintains
a page of 
The
Hook-Up is a project of the California
Family Health Council. 
CEREAL
/ FOODS GRAPHICS: 
Folic
acid: Not just to help your baby
