{"id":18736,"date":"2013-02-04T14:48:51","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T18:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=18736"},"modified":"2015-03-05T16:28:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T21:28:27","slug":"boonshoft-school-of-medicine-professor-and-epidemiologist-to-discuss-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-on-feb-6-at-wright-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/02\/04\/boonshoft-school-of-medicine-professor-and-epidemiologist-to-discuss-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-on-feb-6-at-wright-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Boonshoft School of Medicine professor and epidemiologist to discuss fetal alcohol spectrum disorders on Feb. 6 at Wright State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18739\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/02\/04\/boonshoft-school-of-medicine-professor-and-epidemiologist-to-discuss-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-on-feb-6-at-wright-state\/paton\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18739\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18739\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18739\" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2013\/02\/paton.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Sara Paton\" width=\"120\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara Paton, Ph.D., associate professor in the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Community Health<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Alcohol can affect a baby at any time during pregnancy. Prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause permanent brain damage. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) affect not just individuals but also the community. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism estimates that FASD costs the United States more than $4 billion per year. The lifetime cost for each child with FASD is more than $2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Sara Paton, Ph.D., associate professor in the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Community Health, will speak about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) at a Public Health Grand Rounds event on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m., in the Atlantis Room in the Student Union at Wright State University.<\/p>\n<p>Paton, who also is an epidemiologist with Public Health \u2013 Dayton Montgomery County, will address how alcohol affects a developing baby\u2019s brain and body, FASD prevention and why FASD is a community issue. \u201cThe alcohol damage to the FASD individual is irreversible,\u201d Paton said. \u201cThe child will use community services throughout his or her lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alcohol is one of the most dangerous teratogens, which are substances that can damage a developing fetus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revealed that some individuals who were prenatally exposed to alcohol have smaller brains. \u201cSome parts of the brain also may be damaged or missing,\u201d Paton said. \u201cResulting impairments may include, but are not limited to, mental retardation, learning disabilities, attention deficits, hyperactivity, problems with impulse control, language, memory and social skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public, the event is part of the school of medicine\u2019s Public Health Grand Rounds, which seeks to inform health professionals about public health topics related to prevention and workforce development.<\/p>\n<p>Health educators and professionals, students and interested community members are invited to attend. Space is limited. To register, call Pam Mondini at (937) 258-5555 or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:pam.mondini@wright.edu\">pam.mondini@wright.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alcohol can affect a baby at any time during pregnancy. Prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause permanent brain damage. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/02\/04\/boonshoft-school-of-medicine-professor-and-epidemiologist-to-discuss-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-on-feb-6-at-wright-state\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":5107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,729,2131,725,2130,2016,715,719],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-around-campus","category-global-health","category-home-news-sidebar","category-public-health","category-medicine","category-news","category-special-categories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18736"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35687,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18736\/revisions\/35687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}