[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61625-61626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21245]


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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).

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    Dates and Times: November 29, 2005, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., November 30, 
2005, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Place: Washington, DC area hotel yet to be determined.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public with attendance 
limited to space availability.
    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 program and Healthy People 2010 
infant mortality objectives.
    Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following: 
Health Disparities in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Population 
and A Life-course Perspective for Perinatal Health and Preconception 
Care. Substantial time will be spent in Subcommittee and full 
Committee discussions aimed at formulating the ACIM issues agenda. 
Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities indicate.
    Time will be provided for public comments limited to five 
minutes each; comments are to be submitted no later than November 
14, 2005.
    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 submitting public comments or who have 
questions regarding the meeting and location should contact Ann M. 
Koontz, C.N.M., Dr.P.H., HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 
telephone: (301) 443-6327, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: October 18, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05-21245 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
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