162nd Meeting of the National Advisory Child Health & Human Development (NACHHD) Council

January 31, 2017

Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s)

NICHD

Location

Building 31, C Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 6, NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland

Purpose

As a federal agency, NICHD is required to receive advice from various advisory committees, task forces, boards, and commissions to help the Institute active its goals. Advice from these entities is governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Public Law 92-463) and must be both objective and accessible to the public.

The NACHHD Council includes members from a variety of scientific fields, professions, and locations; members are nominated and approved in compliance with FACA regulations. For more information on FACA, visit http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21242.

The NACHHD Council advises the NICHD Director and other Institute leadership on issues related to the Institute’s mission and research.

For More Information

Contact

Kim Witherspoon, Office of Committee Management, Division of Extramural Research, NICHD
Phone: 301-594-7233 
Email: kimberly.witherspoon@nih.gov

Please note: Views expressed during NICHD-sponsored events do not necessarily reflect the opinions or the official positions of NICHD, NIH, or HHS.