Department of Health and Human Services
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Notice of a meeting.
SUMMARY:
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service is hereby giving notice that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/ ( printed page 88056) AIDS (PACHA or the Council) will convene the 83rd full council meeting on Wednesday, December 11-Thursday, December 12, 2024 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama. The meeting will include panels on the history of the civil rights movement in the South and how it impacts HIV disparities today, the intersection of HIV, stigma, and social determinants of health, the epidemiology of HIV in Alabama and local solutions for advancing health justice and addressing HIV disparities. The meeting will also include subcommittee updates and a “PACHA-to-the-People” community engagement session. The meeting will be open to the public and there will be a public comment session during the meeting; pre-registration is required to provide public comment. To pre-register to provide public comment, please send an email to PACHA@hhs.gov and include your name, organization, and title by close of business Wednesday, December 4, 2024. If you decide you would like to provide public comment but do not pre-register, you may submit your written statement by emailing PACHA@hhs.gov by close of business Thursday, December 19, 2024. The meeting agenda will be posted on the PACHA page on HIV.gov at https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/pacha/about-pacha prior to the meeting.
DATES:
The meeting will convene on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from approximately 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET) and Thursday, December 12, 2024 from approximately 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES:
DoubleTree Hotel at 120 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. To stream the meeting, please visit www.hhs.gov/live.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Chloe Loving, MPH, Committee Manager for PACHA, at PACHA@hhs.gov or 202-795-7697. Additional information can be obtained by accessing the Council's page on the HIV.gov site at www.hiv.gov/pacha.