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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nutritional Factors and the Prevention of Birth Defects Workshop; Meeting
Division of Birth Defects, Child Development, and Disability and Health (BDCDDH) in the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) announces the following conference:
Name: Nutritional Factors and the Prevention of Birth Defects Workshop.
Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., January 19, 2000.
Place: Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport Conference Center, Atrium 3rd floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
Status: Open for participation by anyone with an interest in public health issues related to the role of nutritional factors in the prevention of birth defects, limited only by the space available. Persons wishing to participate must fax their request to Adolfo Correa, M.D., Ph.D.,(770) 488-7197.
Matters to be Discussed: A large body of evidence indicates that increased intake of folic acid before and early in pregnancy can reduce a woman's risk of having an infant with a neural tube defect. There is additional evidence suggesting that intake of multivitamins before and early in pregnancy may reduce the risk of other birth defects. One of the strategic goals of the Birth Defects and Pediatric Genetics Branch (BDPG) is to investigate the role of nutritional factors in the prevention of birth defects. The workshop is designed to assist in the development of a prevention research agenda concerning the role of maternal nutrition during pregnancy. The discussion guide extramural research activities by establishing research priorities and providing a research framework for CDC's extramural partners in the area of nutrition during pregnancy, and birth defects.
Contact Persons for More Information: Adolfo Correa, M.D., Ph.D., phone (770) 488-7164, or Carolyn Davis, phone (770) 488-7160, BDCDDH, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S F-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, fax (770) 488-7197.
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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: January 6, 2000. Carolyn J. Russell, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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