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Advisory Resources

Members

Updates and Executive Summaries

Advisory Committee to the Director

Charter

Purpose

The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are authorized under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. Section 241) and Section 311 (42 U.S.C. Section 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to: (1) conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate public authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases, and other impairments; (2) assist States and their political subdivisions in the prevention of infectious diseases and other preventable conditions, and in the promotion of health and well being; and (3) train State and local personnel in health work.

Authority

Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. § 2l7a), as amended. The committee is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

Function

The Advisory Committee to the Director, CDC, shall advise the Director, CDC, on policy issues and broad strategies that will enable CDC to fulfill its mission of protecting health through health promotion, prevention, and preparedness. The committee recommends ways to prioritize CDC’s activities, improve results, and address health disparities. It also provides guidance to help CDC work more effectively with its various private and public sector constituents to make health protection a practical reality.

ACD Meeting Dates

2013

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Thursday, October 24, 2013

2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Recent Updates

2011/2012

Ethical Considerations for Decision Making Regarding Allocation of Mechanical Ventilators during a Severe Influenza Pandemic or Other Public Health Emergency
July 1, 2011 (278 kb, 27 pages)
Improving the Nation’s Ability to Detect and Respond to 21st Century Urgent Health Threats: Second Report of the NBAS
March 2011(463 kb, 55 pages)

CDC Connection
- 2013
- 2012
  2011
  2010
  - December 2010 (144 kb, 2 pages)
  - September 2010 (146 kb, 2 pages)
  - July 2010 (118 kb, 2 pages)
  - May 2010 (118 kb, 2 pages)
  - January 2010 (118 kb, 2 pages
  2009 Updates
  - November 2009 (121 kb, 2 pages)
  - July 2009 (133 kb, 2 pages)
  - May 2009 (109 kb, 2 pages)
  - March 2009 (100 kb, 2 pages)
  - January 2009 (155 kb, 2 pages)
  2008 Updates
  - December 2008 (118 kb, 2 pages)
  - September 2008 (124 kb, 2 pages)
  - August 2008 (111 kb, 2 pages)
  - July 2008 (110 kb, 2 pages)
  - June 2008 (138 kb, 2 pages)

Archive Resources

ACD Meeting Minutes

2012

October 2012 Meeting Minutes (537kb, 26 pages)
April 2012 Meeting Minutes (578kb, 58 pages)

2011

October 2011 Meeting Minutes (1mb, 74 pages)
April 2011 Meeting Minutes (484 kb, 24 pages)

Ethical Considerations for Decision Making Regarding Allocation of Mechanical Ventilators during a Severe Influenza Pandemic or Other Public Health Emergency
July 1, 2011 (278 kb, 27 pages)
Improving the Nation’s Ability to Detect and Respond to 21st Century Urgent Health Threats: Second Report of the NBAS
March 2011(463 kb, 55 pages)