National Council on Folic Acid

Promoting the benefits and consumption of folic acid

About The National Council on Folic Acid

The National Council on Folic Acid (NCFA) was created in 1998 as an educational campaign to educate the public about the importance of folic acid. The campaign was a response to the United States Public Health Service 1992 recommendation that all women of childbearing years should take 400 micrograms (0.4 mg) of folic acid daily to prevent having a pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect.

Today our members work in a variety of ways to achieve our mission. They educate through:

• Partnerships that provide free folic acid supplements
• Telephone hotlines
• Educational programs for providers
• Brochures and fact sheets
• Exhibits at national health care conferences
• Web sites, bulletins and e-mail news

Our members continue to develop innovative and creative ways to reach people.

NCFA continues to build awareness of the benefits of folic acid, using a variety of creative methods to enable our members to reach health care providers, policymakers and consumers. We continue our work toward making folic acid education part of the standard of health care.