[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36296-36297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17616]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Notice of Meeting--``Beyond Hunt Valley: Research on Women's
Health for the 21st Century''
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research on Women's
Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, will
convene a meeting on July 21, 22, and 23, 1997, at the Hilton Hotel,
Santa Fe, New Mexico. The purpose of the meeting is to update the
current biomedical and behavioral research agenda for women's health,
as presented in the Report of the National Institutes of Health:
Opportunities for Research on Women's Health, a publication based on a
conference held in Hunt Valley, Maryland, September 1991.
The NIH/FAES is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical educations
for physicians.
The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of
10 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition
Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/
she actually spent in the educational activity.
The first day, July 21, will be devoted to receiving public
testimony from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 from individuals and individuals
representing organizations interested in biomedical and behavioral
research on women's health issues. On July 22 and 23, concurrent
working groups will discuss women's health research, with a particular
focus on differences among populations of women and factors that
contribute to the differences in health status and health outcomes, and
career issues for special populations of women scientists. The schedule
for July 22 is 8:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and on July 23 the meeting will
end at approximately 2:00 p.m. All sessions of the meeting are open to
the public.
The purpose of this conference is to examine the differences among
populations of women and factors that contribute to the differences in
health status and health outcomes, and career issues for special
populations of women scientists. In addition, strategies based upon the
research which can result in an improved health status for all women
will be developed.
Experts in fields of basic and clinical science, practitioners
interested in women's health, representatives of scientific,
professional and women's health organizations, and women's health
advocates will be asked to assess the current status of research in
women's health, identify gaps in existing knowledge, and recommend
scientific approaches and strategies to take advantage of promising
opportunities for research on women's health.
Opening sessions will include a presentation on health differences
among the different populations of women and the implications for
research, a panel regarding the definitions of race, culture, and
ethnicity, and a panel regarding the impact of traditional and cultural
health practices among various racial and ethnic subpopulations.
The Office of Research on Women's Health invites individuals and
individuals representing organizations with an interest in research
areas related to women's health to provide written and oral testimony
on continuing or emerging gaps in knowledge about women's health across
the life span; population differences: race, culture, ethnicity and
other factors and their influence on women's health; women with special
health concerns: recommendations for future research; and career issues
for women scientists and how to overcome barriers. Due to time
constraints, only one representative from each organization may present
oral testimony, with presentations limited to 10 minutes. A letter of
intent to present such testimony should be sent by interested
individuals and organizations to Ms. Maxine Smith, Houston Associates,
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1200, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Presenters
should send three (3) written copies of their testimony, including a
brief description of their organization, to the above address no later
than June 30, 1997. The date of receipt of the letter will establish
the order of presentations at the July meeting.
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Individuals and organizations wishing to provide written statements
only may send three (3) copies of their statements to the above address
by June 30, 1997. All written testimony will be made available to the
conferees prior to the July 21 meeting day. Comments and questions
related to the July meeting should be addressed to Ms. Smith.
This meeting is the third of three regional public hearings and
scientific workshops of similar design to be convened by the Office of
Research on Women's Health. At the conclusion of this series of
meetings, the Office of Research on Women's Health will convene a
national meeting to address the deliberations and recommendations from
the regional public hearings and scientific workshops for the purpose
of developing a report for priorities for research on women's health
for the 21st century.
Dated: June 26, 1997.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 97-17616 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]
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