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Forum on Child and Family Statistics
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Resource Development
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ACF, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA
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NIMH, NICHD, NIDA
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The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, or the Forum, is a working group of Federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families. The Forum''s signature report, America''s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, provides annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains.
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Gain-of-Function Research on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses: An International Consultative Workshop
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC, FDA, OS
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OD/OSP, NIAID
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International consultative workshop convened on December 17-18, 2012 on Gain-of-Function Research on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses. The purpose of this workshop was to provide a forum for sharing multidisciplinary international perspectives on the risks and benefits of research on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses, and possible oversight strategies.
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Genetic, functional, and epidemiologic studies of chronic hepatitis C
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Research Initiative
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FDA
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NCI
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Interdisciplinary studies to determine the molecular and immunological mechanisms of action of interferon lambda region genetic variants in HCV infection.
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Genetics in Environmental and Occupational Diseases
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NIEHS
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These studies evaluate unique cohorts of individuals from professions associated with immune-mediated occupational diseases including asthma, respiratory and contact allergy, chronic beryllium disease, rhinitis, and silicosis. Occupational cohorts are being studied for a number of endpoints including, impact of genetic polymorphisms on inflammatory disease development and clinical outcomes, the role that genetic variations play in environmental and workplace related diseases and identification of unique immunological biomarkers for disease.
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Genome in a Bottle Consortium
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Resource Development
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CDC, FDA
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NHGRI, NCI, NLM
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The "Genome in a Bottle Consortium" was organized to develop the reference materials, reference data, and reference methods needed to assess performance of human genome sequencing.
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Genomic Nursing State of the Science Advisory Panel
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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HRSA
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NHGRI, NINR
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A Genomic Nursing State of the Science Advisory Panel was convened in 2012 to develop the nursing research blueprint. The Advisory Panel, which met via two webinars and two in-person meetings, considered existing evidence from evidence reviews, testimony from key stake-holder groups, presentations from experts in research synthesis, and public comment.
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Global Change Research Program (GCRP) Interagency Climate Change and Human Health Group (CCHHG)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, OS
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NIEHS, FIC
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NIEHS co-chairs along with CDC and NOAA the interagency working group under the Global Change Research Program (GCRP) that plans, coordinates and executes many federal science activities on climate change and human health.
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Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)
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Other
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CDC
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FIC, NIEHS
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FIC, in collaboration with NIEHS and NIOSH/CDC, launched this program in order to support the development of leading institutions in the developing world that serve as regional hubs for collaborative research, data management, training, curriculum development and policy support in environmental and occupational health. The goal of the program is to catalyze a multi-national network of regional Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Hubs that are the lead resources for environmental and occupational health, attract and retain the best talent in the region, and provide the scientific evidence for policy formulation.
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Global Health Security Advisory Group (GHSAG)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, OS
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NIAID, NINDS
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The Global Health Security Advisory Group (GHSAG) is a committee composed of high level representatives of the national health authorities for the G-8 block of countries. The GHSAG was formed to develop and implement concrete actions to improve global health security and serve as a network for rapid response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism crises.
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Global Strategic Plan to Prevent Harms Associated with Alcohol Misuse
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC, SAMHSA
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NIAAA
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NIAAA represented HHS at the World Health Organization coordinating with officials at CDC and SAMHSA to review Global Strategies to Prevent Harms Associated with Alcohol Misuse.
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