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Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 Meeting
Announcement
The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 will hold its fourth
meeting on July 30, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) on the Internet (via WebEx software). This meeting will be the
equivalent of an in-person meeting of the Committee and will be open to the
public.
Members of the public are invited to listen to the online
Committee meeting. To listen to the Committee meeting, individuals must
pre-register to attend at the Healthy People Web site at http://www.healthypeople.gov.
There will be no opportunity for oral public comments during the online
meeting. Written comments are welcome throughout the development process of the
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020. They can
be submitted through the Healthy People Web site at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments/
or they can be e-mailed to HP2020@hhs.gov. Please note that the public
comment Website will be updated throughout the Healthy People development process,
so people should return to the site frequently to provide their input.
Participation in the meeting is limited. Registrations will
be accepted until maximum WebEx capacity is reached and must be completed by
close of business EDT on July 29, 2008. A waiting list will be maintained
should registrations exceed WebEx capacity. Individuals on the waiting list
will be contacted as additional space for the meeting becomes available.
For detailed instructions about how to make sure that your windows-based
computer and browser are set up for WebEx, please visit the
“Secretary’s Advisory Committee” page of the Healthy People
Web site at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/advisory/default.asp.
Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at HP2020@norc.org
(e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone), or (301) 634-9301 (fax).