Hispanic Heritage Month Resources

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Social Media Messages
For People Who Can Become Pregnant
For Healthcare Professionals

For General Audiences
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Young Hispanic grandmother and adult daughter playing with baby

Social Media Messages

Use these sample messages with the graphics and videos below to post on your various platforms and raise awareness about folic acid.

For People Who Can Become Pregnant

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Celebrate your family’s heritage while prioritizing your future! When it comes to your familia, choose folic acid. Start taking 400 mcg of folic acid every day to help prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: ¡Celebra tu herencia y tu futuro! Cuando se trata de tu familia, elige ácido fólico. Comienza a tomar 400 mcg de ácido fólico todos los días para ayudar a prevenir graves defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral. #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir
Embrace the power of folic acid, a B vitamin that helps your body make new cells. For Hispanic women, taking 400 mcg of folic acid each day is especially important to reduce the risk of some serious birth defects. Celebrate your love for family by starting today! #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: Aprovecha el poder del ácido fólico, una vitamina B que ayuda a tu cuerpo a crear nuevas células. Para las mujeres hispanas, tomar 400 mcg diarios es crucial para reducir defectos de nacimiento. ¡Celebra tu amor por la familia comenzando hoy mismo! #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir
Building a strong and healthy family starts with folic acid. Take 400 mcg of folic acid daily before and during early pregnancy to reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spine. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: Construir una familia sana y fuerte comienza con el ácido fólico. Toma 400 mcg de ácido fólico a diario antes y durante el embarazo para reducir el riesgo de defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral. #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir

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Did you know that taking folic acid can help prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine? If you’re planning to become pregnant, it’s important to take 400 mcg of folic acid each day. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: ¿Sabías que tomar ácido fólico puede ayudar a prevenir graves defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral? Si estás planeando quedar en estado de embarazo, es importante tomar 400 mcg de ácido fólico cada día. #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir
Family is the most important thing! Embrace the power of folic acid, a B vitamin that when taken before and during early pregnancy, helps prevent birth defects of a baby’s brain and spine. You can get 400 mcg of folic acid each day by taking a vitamin with folic acid in it, eating fortified foods, or a combination of the two. Start today! Get 400 mcg of folic acid every day. #Folicacid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: ¡La familia es lo más importante! Aprovecha el poder del ácido fólico, una vitamina B que, cuando se toma antes y durante el embarazo, ayuda a prevenir defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral del bebe. Puedes obtener 400 mcg de ácido fólico al día tomando una vitamina con ácido fólico, consumiendo alimentos fortificados o una combinación de ambos. ¡Comienza hoy mismo! Obtén 400 mcg de ácido fólico todos los días. #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir
Starting a family is an exciting time! Make sure you’re taking care of yourself and your future baby by getting enough folic acid. Taking 400 mcg of folic acid each day before and during pregnancy can help prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine. #Folicacid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: ¡Comenzar una familia es un momento emocionante! Asegúrate de cuidarte a ti misma y a tu futuro bebé obteniendo suficiente ácido fólico. Tomar 400 mcg de ácido fólico cada día antes y durante el embarazo puede ayudar a prevenir graves defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral. #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir
Hispanic/Latina women have the highest rate of births affected by serious birth defects of the brain and spine. Some corn masa flour products may have folic acid added, which can help prevent these birth defects. Check the label to see if the corn masa flour you may use for tortillas and tamales has folic acid added. #Folicacid #PowerToPrevent
- Spanish: Las mujeres hispanas o latinas tienen más probabilidades de tener un bebé afectado por graves defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral. Algunos productos de harina de maíz para masa pueden estar fortificados con ácido fólico, lo cual puede ayudar a prevenir estos defectos. Revisa la etiqueta para verificar si la harina de maíz para masa que usas para hacer tortillas y tamales contiene ácido fólico. #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir

For Healthcare Professionals

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Healthcare providers: You play an important role in protecting the health of Hispanic women. Encourage your patients to take 400 mcg of folic acid daily to prevent major birth defects of the brain and spine. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
Hispanic women have the highest rate of births affected by serious birth defects of the brain and spine. Empower your patients by recommending 400 mcg of folic acid daily to prevent these conditions. Your guidance can help ensure healthier pregnancies for Hispanic women. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent

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Did you know that Hispanic women have the highest rate of births affected by serious birth defects of the brain and spine? As a healthcare provider you have the unique opportunity to educate your patients about the benefits of folic acid. Start the conversation today! Encourage your patients to take 400 mcg of folic acid daily to help prevent birth defects of the brain and spine. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
Healthcare providers: Encourage your patients who can become pregnant to get 400 mcg of folic acid each day to help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), major birth defects of a baby’s brain or spine. NTDs occur very early in pregnancy, often before most people know they are pregnant. Start the conversation today and help your patients have healthier pregnancies. Check out CDC’s resources to educate your patients about folic acid. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent

For General Audiences

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to remind Hispanic/Latina women that taking 400 mcg of folic acid each day before and during early pregnancy can help prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine in their babies. When it comes to your family’s future, choose folic acid. Start taking it today! #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent

Spanish: En este Mes de la Herencia Hispana, queremos recordarles a las mujeres hispanas o latinas que tomar 400 mcg de ácido fólico cada día antes y durante el embarazo puede ayudar a prevenir graves defectos de nacimiento del cerebro y la columna vertebral de sus bebés. Cuando se trata del futuro de tu familia, elige el ácido fólico. ¡Comienza a tomarlo hoy mismo! #ÁcidoFólico #ElPoderDePrevenir