[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meetings

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following Fetal 
Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Prevention meetings:

    Name: 1997 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Surveillance and 
Prevention Grantees' Meeting.
    Time And Date: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., September 25, 1997.
    Place: Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, 620 Village 
Road, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424, 970/453-6000.
    Status: Open to CDC grantees conducting FAS epidemiologic 
surveillance and prevention projects among various States and 
universities. Persons in the general public wishing to participate 
may telephone 770/488-7268, e-mail (GCL[email protected]) or fax (770/488-
7361) their request.
    Purpose: The annual meeting of CDC's FAS grantees is held in 
order to exchange information regarding the funded projects' 
activities and progress.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items include a CDC update 
related to FAS epidemiologic surveillance and prevention activities, 
and summary reports from each of the grantees. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person For More Information: Gregg Leeman, Fetal Alcohol 
Syndrome Prevention Section, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, 
MS:F15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, telephone 770/488-7268, e-mail 
GCL[email protected], fax 770/488-7361.

    Name: Prevention and Management: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and 
Prenatal Substance Abuse, sponsored by the Colorado Fetal Alcohol 
and Substance Abuse Coalition and CDC's Division of Birth Defects 
and Developmental Disabilities.
    Times And Dates: 3 p.m.-7 p.m., September 25, 1997; 7:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., September 26, 1997; 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 27, 1997.
    Place: Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, 620 Village 
Road, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424, 970/453-6000.
    Status: Open. Persons wishing to participate in the conference 
may register by contacting Elizabeth Franz, telephone 303/756-8380; 
e-mail [email protected]; or fax 303/759-8861. The conference 
registration fee is $175.00.
    Purpose: Conference objectives are to present: Effective models 
for identification of and intervention with high-risk women; current 
research on screening and diagnostic methods and interventions for 
the child prenatally exposed to alcohol; current public health and 
epidemiological data; current research about the effects of alcohol 
and other drugs on fetal development; to discuss policy, legal and 
criminal justice issues related to FAS; and to explore community-
based prevention programs.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The conference is built around six 
areas of emphasis: Intervention with high-risk women; Working with 
the FAS affected child; Public health and epidemiology; Clinical and 
research issues; Policy and legal issues; Community issues and 
prevention programs.
    Contact Person For More Information: Elizabeth Franz, Colorado 
Fetal Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coalition Conference Office, 
telephone 303/756-8380, fax 303/759-8861, e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: September 11, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-24635 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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