80 FR 36826 - Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 36826]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15741]


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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).
    Dates and Times: July 13, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (EST), July 14, 
2015, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (EST).
    Place: Virtual via Webinar URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/sacim_seminar_200/. Call-In Number: 1.888.942.8170. Passcode: 3494113.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public with attendance limited 
to availability of call-in lines. For more details and registration, 
please visit the ACIM Web site: http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/InfantMortality/index.html).
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on the following: Department of 
Health and Human Services' programs that focus on reducing infant 
mortality and improving the health status of infants and pregnant 
women; and factors affecting the continuum of care with respect to 
maternal and child health care. The Committee focuses on outcomes 
following childbirth; strategies to coordinate myriad federal, state, 
local, and private programs and efforts that are designed to deal with 
the health and social problems impacting infant mortality; and the 
implementation of the Healthy Start program and Healthy People 2020 
infant mortality objectives.
    Agenda: Topics that will be discussed include the following: HRSA 
Update; MCHB Update; Healthy Start Program Update; the PREEMIE Act; 
and, ACIM's recommendations for the HHS National Strategy to Address 
Infant Mortality, specifically, Strategy 5: Invest in adequate data, 
monitoring, and surveillance systems to measure access, quality, and 
outcomes.
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. 
The most current agenda will be posted on the ACIM Web site.
    Time will be provided for public comments limited to 5 minutes 
each. Comments are to be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. 
EST on Friday July 3, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone requiring information regarding 
the Committee should contact Michael C. Lu, M.D., M.P.H., Executive 
Secretary, ACIM, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 18 
W, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 
telephone: (301) 443-2170.
    Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have 
questions regarding the meeting and location should contact David S. de 
la Cruz, Ph.D., M.P.H., ACIM Designated Federal Official, HRSA, 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, telephone: (301) 443-0543, or email: 
[email protected].

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-15741 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
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