99-23504. Conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23504]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    The Division of Child Development, Disability, and Health (DCDDH) 
in the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following 
conference.

    Name: A conference entitled, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity 
Disorder: A Public Health Perspective, jointly sponsored by the 
Developmental Disabilities Branch, DCDDH, NCEH, CDC and the U.S. 
Department of Education.
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sept. 23, 1999; 8 a.m.-12:30 
p.m., Sept. 24, 1999.
    Place: The Holiday Inn Select, Hotel and Conference Plaza, 130 
Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
    Status: Open for participation by anyone with an interest in 
Public Health issues related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity 
Disorder (ADHD), limited only by the space available. Persons 
wishing to participate must fax their request to [phone] or 
[phone] and indicate if they wish to attend.
    Matters to be Discussed: The objectives for the conference are: 
(1) To discuss the public health implications of ADHD in our 
society, (2) to initiate a dialogue among professionals and across 
professions about public health concerns in ADHD, (3) to justify and 
propose potential public health, population-based, research agendas. 
The objectives will be met while specifically addressing previously 
identified priority areas and they are:
     Individual, Social, and Economic Burden of ADHD through 
the Lifespan
     The Epidemiologic Study of ADHD
     Public Health Issues in the Treatment of ADHD
    Content and breakout sessions will flow from the three above 
noted priority areas. The conference will host a variety of 
professionals to identify the social implications of ADHD from a 
public health perspective and to explore the direction and 
mechanisms for related public health research.
    Contact persons for more information: Catherine A. Lesesne, 
M.P.H., telephone [phone], or Marilyn Deal, telephone (770) 
488-7695, Division of Division of Child Development, Disability, and 
Health, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S F-15, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30341. Fax [phone].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining 
to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: August 26, 1999.
John C. Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-23504 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
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