The March of Dimes offers a range of folic acid resources for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, including the latest clinical information.
1.) Quick Reference Fact Sheet: Folic Acid
2.) Pharmacist’s Kit
The Folic Acid Pharmacy Kit is designed to help pharmacists promote the folic acid message within pharmacies. The kit (item #53-1538-01) costs $5 and is available from the March of Dimes by calling (800) 367-6630 or (770) 280-4115 outside the U.S. Selected kit components also are sold separately:
| Item and Quantity |
Item # |
Price |
| "Heard About Folic Acid?" buttons with counseling cards (5) |
53-1537-01 |
$3.50 |
| "Remember Your Folic Acid" pill-pack stickers (5 sheets, total of 250 stickers) |
53-1536-01 |
$1.50 |
| Laminated resource cards (10) |
53-1539-01 |
$10.00 |
| Poster (10) |
53-1543-01 |
$1.00 |
3.) Health Professionals Resource Kit
Health professionals play a vital role in spreading the folic acid message. This kit (item #53-1377-01) contains tools that will help remind them to counsel their patients—a pregnancy wheel, NTD resource card, Fact Sheet and notepad, all packed in a durable envelope. The kit costs $30 for a package of 10 and is available from the March of Dimes by calling (800) 367-6630 or (770) 280-4115 outside the United States. Prices are subject to change without notice.
4.) Ask the March of Dimes Now
The Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education CenterSM at the March of Dimes provides information and referral services for the general public and professionals.
Information specialists, with masters’ degrees in various health fields, answer questions about preconception health, pregnancy, childbirth, genetics and birth defects. The specialists use a staffed medical library, online database subscriptions, and current medical journals to obtain up-to-date information. The information and referral services are free and confidential.
Among the services available to professionals are the following:
- Information about folic acid and neural tube defects that can be faxed to the professional’s office for review and discussion with patients
- Free samples of March of Dimes patient education materials to review before ordering
- Free catalog of continuing education modules for registered nurses and certified nurse-midwives
Among the services available for the public are the following:
- Evidence-based information about folic acid and neural tube defects that complements education offered by health care providers
- Confidential, free, prompt service
Ways to Contact the Center
