[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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