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Recorded presentation

KaSandra Rogiérs, MPH, Janina Austin, MBA, Helene Toiv, MPA, and Cynthia Bascetta, MPH. Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20548, 202.512.7162, toivh@gao.gov

The Children's Health Act of 2000 required the federal department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take actions to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities related to research on autism and mandated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create centers to pursue autism surveillance programs and study autism epidemiology. In addition, the act required the Secretary of HHS to establish an interagency autism coordinating committee to coordinate all autism efforts within HHS. In this session, we will discuss the U.S. Government Accountability Office's study of the federal activities related to autism since the passage of the act. We will discuss (1) autism activities and programs, including research and surveillance, that NIH and CDC have under way, and the funding these agencies allocated to autism activities and programs from fiscal years 2000 through 2005; (2) activities and programs related to autism that other federal agencies have under way, including activities and programs related to providing services for people with autism; and (3) coordination of autism activities and programs among federal departments and agencies. We will also discuss challenges related to the federal support of autism services.

Learning Objectives:

• At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to describe autism research and surveillance activities and the funding allocated to these activities currently under way at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), activities and programs related to providing services for people with autism that are under way at other federal agencies, and how federal agencies are coordinating to support autism activities.

Keywords: Adult and Child Mental Health, Federal Initiatives

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation