title: Describing a folic acid intervention for health care providers: implications for professional practice and continuing education.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to, first, describe the content of a folic acid professional education intervention that was developed and implemented as a result of a collaborative effort between an academic institution and a nonprofit organization-the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, chapter of the March of Dimes-and the process by which it was developed; second, report the results of an evaluation of the impact of this intervention on knowledge and recommendation behaviors of health care providers; and third, discuss the implications for professional practice and continuing education. We developed a novel presentation that had practical utility for practitioners that could be implemented in either a classroom or continuing education setting.
authors.affiliation: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Dianne T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Helinski
authors.forename: Jeanette M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Trauth
authors.forename: Jan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jernigan
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010414:Pennsylvania
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid