ACD Meetings

At a glance

The Advisory Committee to the Director advises and recommends ways to advance CDC's priorities, improve results, and address health disparities. Committee members are knowledgeable in areas pertinent to the CDC mission, such as public health, global health, health disparities, biomedical research, and public health preparedness.

Meetings

The ACD convenes three meetings each calendar year. Those meetings may be held in-person or virtual. The purpose of each meeting is to advise and provide guidance to the HHS Secretary and CDC Director to enable CDC to fulfill its mission of protecting public health through, preparedness, disease prevention and health promotion. Meetings are open to the public and available online via live webcast.

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Meeting Registration

Meeting Registration:

ACD Meeting Registration

Registration is not required to watch ACD Meeting webcasts.

Rules of Conduct for ACD Meetings

  • An interested person who wishes to provide a written public comment during an ACD meeting should submit a request with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) before the meeting according to the instructions in the Federal Register Notice.
  • In-person attendees may be subject to security screening, such as presenting identification, passing through metal detectors, and inspection of briefcases, packages, and so on.
  • Attendees at the meeting are asked to maintain order and not display behavior that is disruptive to the meeting.
  • The ACD Chair or Designated Federal Officer will note on the record any disruptive behavior and will ask the person to cease the behavior or else leave the meeting room.
  • We ask that attendees not approach the ACD table area before, during, or after the meeting without permission from a Designated Federal Officer

Public Comment

Any member of the public can submit a written public comment to ACD, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number.

All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket or to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov.

We will not be accepting requests for oral public comment.

Upcoming Meetings

The 2025 meeting schedule will be posted when available.

Information and materials for upcoming and previous ACD meetings could be found here.

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