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December 2, 1999 The Second National Conference on Genetics and Disease
Prevention Public health professionals; program directors; local, state and
federal policymakers; federal agency representatives; researchers and
practitioners will be among participants attending The Second National
Conference on Genetics and Disease Prevention. HHS's, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration
and the National Institutes of Health, in partnership with the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health will sponsor this conference,
organized by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Participants will discuss discoveries in human genetics as well as
ideas about integrating them into public health policy, research and
practice. Some issues to be addressed include: the continuity of genetic
research--from discovery to health service provision; advances in genetic
technologies; quality assurance in genetic testing; community perspectives
on genetics and health; policy implications of using genetic information
to improve health and prevent disease; and building the capacity of public
service delivery systems to assure the safe and effective use of genetic
information. |
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