[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30722-30723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13043]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meeting of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces 
the next meeting of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services 
(Task Force). The Task Force--an independent, nonfederal body of 
nationally known leaders in public health practice, policy, and 
research who are appointed by the CDC Director--was convened in 1996 by 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to assess the 
effectiveness of community, environmental, population, and healthcare 
system interventions in public health and health promotion. During this 
meeting the Task Force will consider the findings of systematic reviews 
and issue recommendations and findings to help inform decision making 
about policy, practice, and research in a wide range of U.S. settings. 
The Task Force's recommendations, along with the systematic reviews of 
the scientific evidence on which they are based, are compiled in the 
Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST and Thursday, June 16, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The Task Force Meeting will be held via conference call and 
Live Meeting. Information regarding logistics will be available on the 
Community Guide Web site (http://www.thecommunityguide.org), Wednesday, 
June 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Dodge, Division of Community 
Preventive Services, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Office 
of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, phone: (404) 498-0554, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is for the Task Force to 
consider the findings of reviews and issue recommendations and findings 
to help inform decision making about policy, practice, and research in 
a wide range of U.S. settings.
    Matters to be discussed: Effectiveness of: Mass media campaigns to 
prevent skin cancer; school dismissal policy to reduce influenza 
transmission; extended school hours to promote health equity; and out-
of-school programs to promote health equity. New reviews on 
cardiovascular disease and tobacco will also be discussed.
    Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is open to the public, limited 
only by teleconference space availability.

    Dated: May 18, 2011.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-13043 Filed 5-25-11; 8:45 am]
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