[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43142-43143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20309]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
Announcement of Wellness Workshop

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
(NCCAM) invites the research community to participate in a workshop 
focused on wellness.
    The purpose of this workshop is to review several measures of 
wellness, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and make 
recommendations on how best to capture the construct. This information 
will help NCCAM guide development of questions for the 2012 National 
Health Interview Survey.
    The Workshop will take place on September 25, 2009. Those 
interested in CAM research are particularly encouraged to attend.
    Background: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative 
Medicine (NCCAM) was established in 1999 with the mission of exploring 
complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of 
rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating 
authoritative information to the public and professionals. NCCAM funds 
research grants that explore the science of CAM. For more information, 
see http://nccam.nih.gov/grants/whatnccamfunds/.
    Participating: The public is invited to attend and observe this 
workshop. Those interested in attending are required to RSVP via e-mail 
to Edward Culhane Jr. at [email protected] with their name, 
affiliation, e-mail and phone number. Space constraints limit the 
number of attendees at this workshop and participation will be on a 
first come, first served basis. For more information about what will be 
covered at the workshop, see http://nccam.nih.gov/news/events/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information, visit the 
NCCAM Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov/news/events/, call 301-594-3391 
(Edward Culhane Jr.) or e-mail at [email protected].


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    Dated: August 12, 2009.
Richard Nahin,
Senior Advisor for Scientific Coordination and Outreach, National 
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes 
of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-20309 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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