[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27571]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Meeting

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following 
meetings.
    Name: Workshop on Screening and Tracking Systems for Early Hearing 
Detection and Intervention (EHDI).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., October 22, 1997; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 
October 23, 1997; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., December 11, 1997; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 
December 12, 1997.
    Place: Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, 188 14th Street, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30346. Telephone 404/892-6000 or 800/422-7865.
    Status: Meetings will be open for participation by anyone with an 
interest in EHDI data systems.
    Purpose: To explore the feasibility of an integrated data 
management and tracking system for hearing impairment and other 
childhood disabilities. Participants will review the evidence and 
issues related to a public health decision to screen all infants and 
will discuss ways in which early hearing detection and intervention 
could be implemented.
    Matters to be Discussed: Invited Speakers will present issues and 
describe existing systems. Topics to be discussed during the meetings 
include (1) evidence related to the screening of all infants for 
hearing impairment; (2) current developments in tracking systems for 
childhood disabilities; (3) issues to be considered; (4) whether a 
centralized tracking system developed for EHDI can contribute to an 
integrated data management system of childhood disabilities.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: June Holstrum, Ph.D., Division of 
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, NCEH, 4770 Buford 
Highway, NE, M/S F-15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, e-mail: [email protected], 
telephone 770/488-7401, fax 770/488-7361.

    Dated: October 8, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-27571 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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