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WNC Folic Acid Campaign

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WNC Folic Acid Campaign

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  1. Evaluation of Long-TermVitamin Usage Among Participants in a Western North Carolina Multivitamin Distribution Program Judy Major, MPHProgram CoordinatorFullerton Genetics Center Mission Hospitals – Asheville, NC12th Annual MCH/EPI Conference December 7, 2006 C1

  2. WNC Folic Acid Campaign • Covers 24, mostly-rural, counties served by one tertiary hospital • “Grass roots” education done through Community Ambassadors • Healthcare provider education • Media - radio, TV, print • Multivitamin Distribution

  3. Multivitamin Distribution • Continuous operation since 2001 • Vitamins free to low-income, non-pregnant women, ages 14 - 44 • Distributed at public health depts. • Vitamins given face-to-face/1 on 1 • Current cost of vitamins - $1.15/bottle • 73,000+ bottles distributed

  4. WNC Multivitamin Survey - Fall 2005 Findings of a telephone survey of recipients of free vitamins living in Western North Carolina

  5. Survey specifics • Approximately 3,500 recipients • 500 randomly selected • 65% (322) completed the survey (7 – 9 months after first free bottle) • Race/ethnicityCaucasian 60% Latina 26% African- American 8% Other 6%

  6. Folic Acid Knowledge

  7. Reasons for taking MV

  8. Taking multivitamins

  9. Taking MVs 5-7days/week

  10. If free vitamins run out…

  11. Conclusions Providing multivitamins as a part of routine healthcare for low-income women of childbearing age can be an effective method for increasing vitamin usage in that population. Effectiveness may be enhanced by one-on-one education with recipients and a simultaneous, broad-based public education campaign about folic acid.

  12. Prevalence of Neural Tube Birth DefectsNorth Carolina and Western Perinatal Region, 1995-2005*N.C. Birth Defects Monitoring Program *2002 and 2003 data are provisional

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