[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 63208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24928]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


UPDATE--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: Update to notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces 
an update to the meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task 
Force (Task Force). The in-person Task Force meeting is being replaced 
by an abbreviated conference call as a result of the lapse in the FY 
2014 appropriation, which limited CDC's ability to complete the 
necessary scientific and logistical support for the meeting. The Task 
Force is an independent, nonfederal, and uncompensated panel. Its 
members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy 
expertise in prevention, wellness, health promotion, and public health, 
and are appointed by the CDC Director. The Task Force was convened in 
1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify 
community preventive programs, services, and policies that increase 
healthy longevity, save lives and dollars and improve Americans' 
quality of life. CDC is mandated to provide ongoing administrative, 
research, and technical support for the operations of the Task Force. 
During its meetings, the Task Force considers the findings of 
systematic reviews on existing research, and issues recommendations. 
These recommendations provide evidence-based options from which 
decision makers in communities, companies, health departments, health 
plans and healthcare systems, non-governmental organizations, and at 
all levels of government can choose what best meets the needs, 
preferences, available resources, and constraints of their 
constituents. 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 by conference call on Wednesday, 
October 23, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT.
    Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is open to the public. If you 
RSVPed to the original notice by the requested date, October 9, 2013, 
additional information will be provided on how to access the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Baeder, The Community Guide 
Branch; Division of Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library Services; 
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Office 
of Public Health Scientific Services, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E-69, Atlanta, GA 30333, phone: (404) 
498-6876, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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: motor vehicle-related injury prevention 
and health equity.

    Dated: October 18, 2013.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-24928 Filed 10-21-13; 11:15 am]
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