[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14171]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), announcement is made of the 
following National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of 
July 2002.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Date and Time: July 10, 2002; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., July 11, 2002; 8:30 
a.m.-3 p.m.
    Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th and K Streets, NW., Washington, 
DC 20005, (202) 682-0111.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the following: 
Department programs which are directed at reducing infant mortality 
and improving the health status of pregnant women and infants; 
factors affecting the continuum of care with respect to maternal and 
child health care, including outcomes following childbirth; factors 
determining the length of hospital stay following childbirth; 
strategies to coordinate the variety of Federal, State, and local 
and private programs and efforts that are designed to deal with the 
health and social problems impacting on infant mortality; and the 
implementation of the Healthy Start initiative and infant mortality 
objectives from Healthy People 2010.
    Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following: 
Early Postpartum Discharge; Low-Birth Weight; Disparities in Infant 
Mortality; and the Healthy Start Program.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Committee should 
contact Peter C. van Dyck, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary, ACIM, 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Room 18-05, 
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 
telephone: (301) 443-2170.
    Individuals who are interested in attending any portion of the 
meeting or who have questions regarding the meeting should contact 
Ms. Kerry P. Nesseler, HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
telephone: (301) 443-2170.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities are further 
determined.

    Dated: May 31, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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