[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 9691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4805]


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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 
meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Date and Time: March 26, 2003; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., March 27, 2003; 
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Place: The Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20007, (202) 726-5000.
    Status: The meeting will be 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: 
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), 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 
Ann M. Koontz, C.N.M., Dr. P.H., HRSA, Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau, telephone: (301) 443-6327.

    Dated: February 24, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-4805 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]
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