[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11242]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task 
Force)

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 Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task 
Force). The Task Force is independent and nonfederal. Its members are 
nationally known leaders in public health practice, policy, and 
research, and are appointed by the CDC Director. The Task Force 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 findings and recommendations 
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 19, 2013 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT and Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m. EDT.
    Logistics: The Task Force Meeting will be held at the Emory 
Conference Center at 1615 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329. Information 
regarding logistics will be available Wednesday, May 22, 2013 on the 
Community Guide Web site (www.thecommunityguide.org).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Baeder, The Community Guide 
Branch, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Office of 
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E-69, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, phone: (404) 498-6876, email: [email protected].
    Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is for the Task Force to 
consider the findings of systematic reviews and issue findings and 
recommendations to help inform decision making about policy, practice, 
and research in a wide range of U.S. settings.
    Matters to be discussed: Matters to be discussed: cancer prevention 
and control, cardiovascular disease prevention and control, diabetes 
prevention and control, motor vehicle-related injury prevention, 
improving oral health, promoting physical activity, promoting health 
equity, and reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.
    Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is open to the public, limited 
only by space availability.

    Dated: May 6, 2013.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-11242 Filed 5-10-13; 8:45 am]
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