[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16818-16819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8906]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the 
Following Meeting

    Name: First Annual Conference on Genetics and Public Health: 
Translating Advances in Human Genetics into Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., May 13, 1998; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 
May 14, 1998; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., May 15, 1998.
    Place: Holiday Inn Atlanta-Decatur Conference Plaza, 130 Clairemont 
Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030, telephone 404/371-0204.
    Status: Open to the public limited only by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 600 people.
    Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to review public health 
opportunities and challenges in the use of genetic information and 
technologies that are rapidly becoming available through advances in 
human genetics research, and provide a forum for exchanging information 
and ideas among national and state public health agencies. The two 
major themes will be (1) establish awareness about the scope and 
process for integrating advances in human genetics into public health 
programs, and (2) strengthen partnerships in disease prevention and 
health promotion efforts. Participants will receive current information 
that is relevant to public health strategies and policies related to 
genetics.
    Matters to be Discussed: The program will provide an overview of 
the developments in human genetics and the ethical, legal, and social 
issues associated with the use of genetic information, with particular 
emphasis on the major issues and priorities relevant to public health. 
Researchers, bioethicists, consumers, and industry speakers will join 
speakers from Federal and State agencies and national organizations to 
develop an understanding about the partnerships required to prevent 
inappropriate use of genetic testing and to develop epidemiologic 
methods for assessing the impact of gene-environment interactions

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on the burden of disease, disability and death in various populations.
    Contact Person for More Information: Linda Mitchell or Timothy G. 
Baker, Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention, NCEH, CDC, 2858 
Woodcock Boulevard, M/S K-28, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, e-mail address: 
[email protected], telephone 770/488-3235, fax 770/488-3236.

    Dated: March 26, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-8906 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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