[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21678]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Expert Panel Workshop

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announces the 
following workshop.
    Name: Expert Panel Workshop on the Feasibility of Measuring Stress 
Related to Exposure to Hazardous Waste.
    Times and Dates: 7:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m., September 10, 1997. 8 a.m-12 
noon, September 11, 1997.
    Place: The D. Abbott Turner Center at Emory University, 1703 
Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, telephone 404/712-6725.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 175 people.
    Purpose: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR) is considering the feasibility of measuring stress related to 
exposure to hazardous waste sites and releases. The purpose of the 
expert panel workshop is to provide a forum for ATSDR to solicit 
individual expert consultation on issues of science and public health 
practice regarding the best means to assess levels of psychosocial 
stress in communities affected by hazardous waste sites and releases. 
The workshop will also provide a forum for scientists, public health 
officials, and community members to discuss the ethical and social 
issues associated with measuring stress at hazardous waste sites and 
the implications for public health policy.
    Matters To Be Considered: Expert panel members will be assigned 
into two work groups: (1) Stress Measurement Panel and (2) Community 
and Public Health Panel. The two groups will meet concurrently during 
the workshop. The following tasks will be suggested: (1) examine 
current research approaches and assessment tools for the measurement of 
psychosocial stress at hazardous waste sites and identify the most 
effective methods for assessing psychosocial stress at these sites and 
(2) discuss the social and ethical issues of measuring stress in 
communities affected by hazardous waste and the implications for public 
health policy.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person For More Information: Deborah L. White, Ph.D., 
Health Education Specialist, ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S E-33, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-6218, fax 404/639-6207, 
email: DGW[email protected].

    Dated: August 8, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-21678 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-70-P