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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Mine Safety and Health Research
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC), Health
Advisory in the Mining Program
(HAMP) Workgroup
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC announces the following meeting
for the Mine Safety and Health Research
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC), Health
Advisory in the Mining Program
(HAMP) Workgroup. This meeting is
open to the public, limited only by the
space available. The public is welcome
to submit written comments in advance
of the meeting to the contact person
below. Written comments received in
advance of the meeting will be included
in the official record of the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
September 5, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 4:15
p.m. PDT; and September 6, 2019 from
8 a.m. to 12 noon PDT.
ADDRESSES: University of Washington,
4225 Roosevelt Way NE #100, Seattle,
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WA 98105. The meeting will be held in
the Roosevelt Building, Room 229.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Welsh, HAMP Workgroup
Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH,
CDC, 315 E Montgomery Avenue,
Spokane, Washington 99207, Telephone
(412) 386–4040, Email juw5@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: This meeting is being held to
discuss potential health and exposure
topics related to the implementation of
CDC/NIOSH’s Miner Health Program
administered out of the Spokane Mining
Research Division (SMRD). The meeting
is designed to identify current gaps in
miner health research, discuss
mechanisms to be established for
improving communication and
participation in occupational health
research, and to consider how the Miner
Health Program can be prospectively
evaluated.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
will include brief updates on current
miner health (and related exposure)
research. The updates will be followed
by panel discussions regarding: (1)
Mental health and substance abuse, (2)
exposures as leading indicators of
disease, (3) exemplar worker health
programs, (4) heat stress and fitness for
duty, (5) health data sources and
surveillance strategies, (6) updating
health and evaluation needs. Each panel
will seek input and discuss the health
and safety implications associated with
these various topics, and identify gaps
for further study. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC),
Health Advisory in the Mining Program (HAMP) Workgroup
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting for the Mine Safety and Health Research
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC), Health Advisory in the Mining Program
(HAMP) Workgroup. This meeting is open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The public is welcome to submit written comments
in advance of the meeting to the contact person below. Written comments
received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official
record of the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 5, 2019 from 8 a.m. to
4:15 p.m. PDT; and September 6, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon PDT.
ADDRESSES: University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE #100,
Seattle, WA 98105. The meeting will be held in the Roosevelt Building,
Room 229.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Welsh, HAMP Workgroup
Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 315 E Montgomery Avenue,
Spokane, Washington 99207, Telephone (412) 386-4040, Email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: This meeting is being held to discuss potential health and
exposure topics related to the implementation of CDC/NIOSH's Miner
Health Program administered out of the Spokane Mining Research Division
(SMRD). The meeting is designed to identify current gaps in miner
health research, discuss mechanisms to be established for improving
communication and participation in occupational health research, and to
consider how the Miner Health Program can be prospectively evaluated.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include brief updates on
current miner health (and related exposure) research. The updates will
be followed by panel discussions regarding: (1) Mental health and
substance abuse, (2) exposures as leading indicators of disease, (3)
exemplar worker health programs, (4) heat stress and fitness for duty,
(5) health data sources and surveillance strategies, (6) updating
health and evaluation needs. Each panel will seek input and discuss the
health and safety implications associated with these various topics,
and identify gaps for further study. Agenda items are subject to change
as priorities dictate.
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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