[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 65131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
advisory committee meeting. The meeting is open to the public.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Date and Time: November 20, 2002; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., November 21, 
2002; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Place: The Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, 2799 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202, (703) 418-1234.
    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. Agenda items are subject 
to change as priorities are further determined.
    For Further Information Contact: 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), Parklawn Building, Room 18-05, 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 
Ann M. Koontz, C.N.M., Dr. P.H., HRSA, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau, Telephone (301) 443-6327.

    Dated: October 17, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-26915 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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