Alexandra Edwards

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Partnering with healthcare providers and healthcare systems to implement universal alcohol screening and brief intervention to prevent alcohol exposed pregnancies.

CBHRS researchers, as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national effort, collaborated with healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations to implement evidence-based practices found to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Alcohol-exposed pregnancies can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)–one of the most common preventable causes of lifelong intellectual and developmental disabilities in the U.S.

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Multi-Level Approaches to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention Education and Training for Health Professionals

Alcohol-exposed pregnancies, which can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), is one of the most common preventable causes of lifelong intellectual and developmental disabilities in the U.S. Healthcare teams can play a critical role in preventing FASDs; however, they are currently unprepared to do so. Training can remediate this problem.

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CDC brings together FASD researchers and collaborators to share findings

Diane King, Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) within ISER, along with Bridget Hanson, Research Associate Professor and Alexandra Edwards, Research Professional, recently attended the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) Grantee Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting, hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, focused on sharing innovative practices and disseminating findings from across the country related to preventing and addressing FASDs. 

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CBHRS researchers discuss healthy aging, Naloxone, and promoting alcohol-free pregnancies at Health Summit

Safe and healthy aging for LGBT elders, personal experiences of Naloxone users, and how national women's health nursing and midwifery organizations are promoting alcohol-free pregnancies will be among research shared  by ISER's Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS) at the 2019 Health Summit in Anchorage, January 22-24

CBHRS researchers will participate in the following: