[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-460]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Notice of Meeting

    Name: Translating Advances in Genetics into Public Health 
Action.
    Times and Dates: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., January 27, 1997; 8 a.m.-3 
p.m., January 28, 1997.
    Place: Terrace Garden Hotel, 3405 Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30326.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: CDC has established a Task Force on Genetics in Disease 
Prevention to: (1) develop a strategic plan for CDC-wide genetics 
programs, (2) coordinate and support program efforts, and (3) 
convene constituents and consultants for their individual advice on 
strategic planning, priorities for CDC activities, and policy 
development. This Task Force was formed in October, and is in the 
process of collecting and summarizing information about CDC efforts 
related to genetics that will be used during strategic planning.
    This meeting will enable invited participants (individuals from 
academia, public health, professional organizations, consumer 
groups, and industry) to provide input and discuss strategic 
planning issues and needs associated with the translation of 
advances in genetics into public health action. Information gained 
from this meeting will be considered, along with that previously 
received, in drafting strategic planning documents. These documents 
will then be distributed for further comment.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include discussions on 
population-based assessment functions, development of public health 
policies and guidelines, quality assurance and prevention 
effectiveness functions, and needs for professional education and 
information dissemination efforts.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dometa Williams, Genetics Task 
Force, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
telephone 770/488-7120, FAX 770/488-7197.

    Dated: January 3, 1997.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-460 Filed 1-8-97; 8:45 am]
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