Notice2022-03027
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality (Formerly the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality)
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Published
February 14, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality (ACIMM or Committee) has scheduled a public meeting. Information about ACIMM and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACIMM website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant- mortality/index.html.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8265-8266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03027]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal
Mortality (Formerly the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality)
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal
Mortality (ACIMM or Committee) has scheduled a public meeting.
Information about ACIMM and the agenda for this meeting can be found on
the ACIMM website at <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html">https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html</a>.
DATES: March 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and March
16, 2022, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held virtually via webinar. The webinar
link and log-in information will be available at the ACIMM website
before the meeting: <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html">https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality/index.html</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Leitch, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-
1321; or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c49785878d8984acb6b7a5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efbcaeaca6a2af879d9c8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACIMM is authorized by section 222 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as amended. The Committee
is governed by provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended, (5 U.S.C.
App. 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
Advisory Committees.
The ACIMM advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Secretary) on department activities, partnerships, policies, and
programs directed at reducing infant mortality, maternal mortality and
severe maternal morbidity, and improving the health status of infants
and women before, during, and after pregnancy. The Committee provides
advice on how to coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and
territorial governmental efforts designed to improve infant mortality,
related adverse birth outcomes, and maternal health, as well as
influence similar efforts in the private and voluntary sectors. The
Committee provides guidance and recommendations on the policies,
programs, and resources required to address the disparities and
inequities in infant mortality, related adverse birth outcomes and
maternal health outcomes, including maternal mortality and severe
maternal morbidity. With its focus on underlying causes of the
disparities and inequities seen in birth outcomes for women and
infants, the Committee advises the Secretary on the health, social,
economic, and environmental factors contributing to the inequities and
proposes structural, policy, and/or systems level changes.
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The agenda for the March 15-16, 2022, meeting is being finalized
and may include the following topics: Federal program updates; COVID-19
updates; race-concordant care, health of indigenous mothers and babies;
and, the impact of violence on infant and maternal mortality. Agenda
items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Refer to the ACIMM
website listed above for any updated information concerning the
meeting.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide written
or oral comments. Requests to submit a written statement or make oral
comments to ACIMM should be sent to Anne Leitch using the email address
above at least 3 business days prior to the meeting. Public
participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled
meeting by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3e0f2f0fafef3dbc1c0d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40130103090d00283233216e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>. Oral comments will be honored in
the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or some
reasonable accommodation should notify Anne Leitch at the contact
information listed above at least 10 business days prior to the
meeting.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-03027 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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