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FASD champions and presenters at last year\u2019s awareness workshops in Cherbourg (Photo: DDHHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 30, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cherbourg Health Service is marking Women\u2019s Health Week with a Family Health Day which aims to\u00a0raise awareness of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD).<\/p>\n

The event will be held on September 4 at\u00a0 Cherbourg Hospital from 10:00am until 12:30pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are kickstarting the Family Health Day with a march from the nearby Gundoo Day Care Centre, followed by family health stalls, a free barbecue and educational stalls about FASD,\u201d Community Health Nurse Kylie Thompson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year we have made our FASD awareness campaign interactive with the hope it will leave a lasting impression.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have set up six different stalls where a FASD champion will provide an educational session to community members.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be educational resources available for community members to take home with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

FASD is the term used for a range of lifelong physical and neurodevelopment impairments that result from brain damage caused by alcohol exposure before birth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cConsuming alcohol while pregnant can cause significant damage to the baby in the womb,”\u00a0Cherbourg Health Service senior psychologist Arvind Ponnapalli said.<\/p>\n

“This damage can have lifelong impacts on physical and cognitive abilities, learning and behaviour, as well as on general health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safest option for women and their babies is to not consume alcohol whilst pregnant or trying to fall pregnant. There is no known safe amount of alcohol or safe time to drink alcohol during pregnancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAlcohol use during pregnancy is prevalent across different communities and countries. We are raising awareness in our community of FASD to try prevent this public health issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cherbourg FASD team has also been actively delivering educational sessions to different groups within the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far we have presented to different football clubs, developed wallet cards with important local and statewide services, and developed PowerPoint presentations to capture different audiences,\u201d Mr Ponnapalli said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really important we make our community aware of the health risks associated with consuming alcohol while pregnant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also want our community, particularly women, to feel that there is support out there for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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