[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 58736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27570]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Workshop on ``Autism: Emerging Issues in Prevalence and
Etiology''
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following
meeting.
Name: A workshop entitled ``Autism: Emerging Issues in
Prevalence and Etiology,'' jointly sponsored by the Developmental
Disabilities Branch, BDDD, NCEH, CDC and the National Alliance for
Autism Research (NAAR).
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., November 6, 1997; 8:30 a.m.-
12:30 p.m., November 7, 1997.
Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Auditorium A,
Building 2, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Status: Open for participation by anyone with an interest in the
epidemiology of Autism and performing epidemiologic research in
Autism. Invitees include scientific researchers working with NAAR,
CDC scientists, and independent researchers with expertise in the
epidemiology of Autism. Attendance is limited by the space
available.
Matters To Be Discussed: Topics to be discussed include the
Operational Definition of Autism for Epidemiologic Surveillance
Purposes; Prevalence and Epidemiology: Trends and Risk Factors; and
Etiology: Emerging Issues.
Contact Persons for More Information: Media inquiries should be
directed to Gail Hayes at 404/639-3286. Persons wishing to
participate should e-mail or fax their request to Kimberly Caldwell,
M.D., Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Developmental Disabilities Branch, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway,
NE, M/S F-15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724. The e-mail address is
kaho@cdc.gov; the fax number is 770/488-7361. Telephone 770/488-
7400.
Dated: October 8, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-27570 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]
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