4891921 Public Hearing Notice on B20-572, "Commission on Health Disparities Establishment Act of 2013"  

  • Council of the District of Columbia                            

    Committee on Health

    Notice of Public Hearing

    1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004                           
                                                             

    COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON

    COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

     

    on

     

    Bill 20-572, the “Commission on Health Disparities Establishment Act of 2013”

     

    Friday, May 30, 2014

    12:00 p.m., Room 500, John A. Wilson Building

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

    Washington, D.C. 20004

     

    Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announces a public hearing on Bill 20-572, the “Commission on Health Disparities Establishment Act of 2013”.  The hearing will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2014 in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building.

                                                                                              

    The purpose of this bill is to establish a Commission on Health Disparities to examing health disparities in the District, produce reports on their findings and advise the Department of Health, the Council of the District of Columbia and the Mayor, on the best ways to address health disparities that exist in the District of Columbia.

     

    Those who wish to testify should contact Rayna Smith, Committee Director to the Committee on Health, at 202-741-2111 or via e-mail at rsmith@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.   

     

    For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements can be emailed to rsmith@dccouncil.us or to mailed to Rayna Smith at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2014.