アラバマ州の強化:二分脊椎予防のためのコーンマサ強化
Michael J Feldman1,2, William J Hereford2, Regan Gaskin2
1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Oklahoma University Health System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Pediatrics
|January 22, 2026
まとめ
二分脊椎予防のためのコーンマサ粉(CMF)への葉酸強化がアラバマ州で義務化されました。この取り組みは、ヒスパニック系人口におけるNTD格差を減らすことを目的としており、他の州のモデルとなる可能性があります。
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生
- 栄養科学
- 健康政策
背景:
- 神経管閉鎖障害(NTD)は、母体の葉酸摂取に関連する予防可能な先天性異常です。
- 米国では、ヒスパニック系人口が不均衡に高いNTD率を経験しています。
- コーンマサ粉(CMF)が穀物強化から除外されていることは、これらの格差を永続させる可能性があります。
研究 の 目的:
- CMFへの葉酸強化の州法による義務化を追求すること。
- 全国的なCMF強化のための実行可能な立法モデルを開発すること。
- NTDを減らし、ヒスパニック系コミュニティにおける健康格差に対処すること。
主な方法:
- 食習慣を理解するために、バイリンガルアウトリーチを通じてヒスパニック系コミュニティと関わった。
- 科学的および政策的な実行可能性を確保し、強化の専門家と協力して法案を作成した。
- ターゲットを絞った関与とロビー活動を通じて、立法スポンサーを確保した。
主要な成果:
- CMFおよびトルティーヤ製品への葉酸強化を義務付けるアラバマ州のHB384が、2025年6月に法律として署名されました。
- 遺伝的変異、周産期ケア、政府の範囲に関する懸念が提起されました。
- この成功は、政策を通じた健康格差への対処のためのモデルを提供します。
結論:
- アラバマ州の立法上の成功は、CMF強化によるNTDの削減のための実行可能なモデルを示しています。
- 他の州での複製は、全国的な政策または業界の採用につながる可能性があります。
- ヒスパニック系コミュニティで年間120件のNTD症例を防ぎ、1億ドルの医療費を節約できる可能性があります。
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