[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 60401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26572]


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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).
    Dates and Times: November 12, 2003, 9 a.m.--5 p.m.; November 13, 
2003, 8:30 a.m.--3 p.m.
    Place: The Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037, (202) 872-1500.
    Status: 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 that 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; 
strategies to coordinate the variety of Federal, State, 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 and Preterm Birth, Racial Disparities, Border 
Health, 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: October 15, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-26572 Filed 10-21-03; 8:45 am]
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