[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23941-23942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09507]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the
following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
Dates and Times: April 24, 2013, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., April 25,
2013, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Place: Virtual via Webinar.
Status: The meeting is open to the public. For more information
on registration and webinar details, please visit the ACIM Web site:
http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/InfantMortality.
Adobe Connect: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/infantmortality/.
Teleconference Number: (888) 790-1958.
Participant passcode: 461-8352.
Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to
the Secretary of
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Health and Human Services (HHS) on the following: HHS programs that
focus on reducing infant mortality and improving the health status
of infants and pregnant women; and factors affecting the continuum
of care with respect to maternal and child health care. ACIM
accesses the outcomes following childbirth; strategies to coordinate
the myriad federal, state, local, and private programs and efforts
that are designed to deal with the health and social problems
impacting on infant mortality; and the implementation of the Healthy
Start program and Healthy People 2020 infant mortality objectives.
Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following:
Updates from federal agencies including the Health Resources and
Services Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services; improving the health of women (Maternal Health
Initiative); updates from partnering agencies and organizations;
and, ACIM's recommendations for the HHS National Strategy to Address
Infant Mortality.
Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate. Time will be provided for public comments. Each public
comment is limited to five minutes. Comments are to be submitted in
writing no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 19, 2013.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information
regarding the Committee should contact Michael C. Lu, M.D., M.P.H.,
Executive Secretary, ACIM, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Room 18-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, telephone: (301) 443-2170.
Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have
questions regarding the meeting should contact David S. de la Cruz,
Ph.D., M.P.H., ACIM Designated Federal Official, Health Resources
and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
telephone: (301) 443-0543, or email: [email protected].
The logistical challenges of scheduling the meeting hindered an
earlier publication of this meeting notice.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-09507 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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