title: Folic acid awareness vs. supplementation: a new tool to bridge the gap.
abstract: This Report from the Field describes a folic acid awareness event hosted by a College of Pharmacy in conjunction with a local YWCA in observation of National Birth Defects Prevention Month and includes a discussion of the disparity between folic acid awareness and consumption and proposes a new tool to decrease this gap.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: Lyndsey N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Hogg
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014815:Vitamins
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D005492:Folic Acid