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Elizabeth Thomas J. Asher Award This award recognizes an individual or group whose body of work has advanced health and wellness, with a focus on prevention of developmental disabilities, or the positive impact upon people with developmental disabilities. Elizabeth Parra Dang is a behavioral scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Team. Ms. Parra Dang began working in the area of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) in 2001 and since that time, has served as the technical monitor for various projects involving the prevention of FASDs through health education, health communication, and program implementation and evaluation. Examples of some current work in this area include working with universities that are training medical and allied health students and professionals in the area of prevention, identification, and management of FASDs; working with the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) in the dissemination and evaluation of a curriculum for students in grades K-12; and working with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to conduct a survey of obstetrician-gynecologists to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the area of alcohol use during pregnancy. In addition, Ms. Parra Dang is involved in various health communication initiatives for the FAS Prevention Team, such as content for the CDC’s FASD website, development of various health education and health communication materials, and monitoring of public inquiries regarding alcohol use and pregnancy and FASDs. Ms. Parra Dang has been an instrumental member and contributor to the FASD Advisory Committee for AADD since June 2006. According to Committee Chair Donnie Winokur, Ms. Parra Dang’s insight and experience has made a significant impact in the way the FASD committee’s is able to strategize outreach for prevention. She volunteers her time freely to help accomplish the committee goals. Ms. Parra Dang will continue to be a huge asset as the committee evolves into the Georgia Affiliate for NOFAS.
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Elizabeth Parra Dang
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