- The ARC - California Edition -

The Arc Prevention Q&A's

The Arc, a national organization on mental retardation, publishes a number of publications regarding the prevention of mental retardation. Single copies of these Q & A’s are free of charge and may be obtained by sending a stamped-self-addressed envelop to: The Arc, National Headquarters P.O. Box 1047 Arlington, TX., 76004

HEALTH PROMOTION & DISEASE PREVENTION

· Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
· Facts About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
· Facts About Childhood Immunizations
· Facts About Hepatitis B
· Facts About HIB Disease
· Healthy People 2000 and Mental Retardation
· HIV/AIDS and Mental Retardation
· HIV/AIDS and Pediatrics AIDS
· Newborn Screening to Prevent Mental Retardation
· Phenylketonuria (PKU)
· Reye’s Syndrome
· Shaken Baby Syndrome

MENTAL RETARDATION & RELATED CONDITIONS

· Down Syndrome
· Facts About Genetic Discrimination
· Fragile X Syndrome
· Genetic Causes of Mental Retardation
· Introduction to Mental Retardation
· Introducción a la Retardación Mental
· Members of Minority Groups and M. Retardation
· Prader-Willi Syndrome

HUMAN GENOME PROJECT REPORTS

· Introduction to Genetics and Mental Retardation
· Genetic Discrimination
· Genetic Testing, Screening & Counseling
· Protecting Genetic Privacy
· Fragile X Syndrome

OTHER

· Aging With Developmental Disabilities: Vision
· Aging, Mental Retardation and Physical Fitness
· Alzheimer’s Disease and People With MR
· Introduction To The Arc
· Mental Illness in Persons With Mental Retardation
· Parents With Mental Retardation
· Siblings: Brothers and Sisters of People Who Have Mental Retardatation