As part of its “Tick-Borne Diseases & Associated Illnesses: National Community Engagement Initiative,” the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a public meeting in San Francisco on June 11.

According to the HHS website, the meetings will allow the public to

• Learn about relevant initiatives and developments
• Hear updates from federal agencies
• Submit questions and provide input about patient concerns and priorities

When: June 11
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. PST

Where: University of California San Francisco
Millberry Union Conference Center
Golden Gate & City Lights Room
500 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143

Register today

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Virtual and in-person registration is available.

Public Comment

Submit your comments by May 16 to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.

Sign Up to Give a Verbal Comment at the Meeting

• Use the email subject line: Verbal Public Comment – June 11, 2024
• Deadline: All sign-up requests must be received by 11:59 p.m., ET, Monday, May 27

Next steps: If more requests to provide verbal public comment are received than can be accommodated during this meeting, speakers will be randomly selected. You will receive notification on the status of your request a week prior to the meeting.

• If you are selected to provide verbal public comment at the meeting, you will be asked to confirm that you are still available to speak during the assigned time. Comments can be given in-person or virtually. Each person will be limited to 3 minutes in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible.  Comments should be respectful and relate to the topic of the meeting.

Submit a Panel Discussion Question

• Use the email subject line: Panel Question Submission – June 11, 2024
• Deadline: All sign-up requests must be received by 11:59 p.m., ET, Monday, May 27

Next steps: Panel discussion questions will be selected for the Federal representatives to respond to during the June 11th, 2024, meeting.  A moderator will ask the panel discussion questions.  Panel questions should be respectful and relate to the topic of the meeting.

SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services