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Title of Collaborative Activity:

National Advisory Board for Medical Rehabilitation Research

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was mandated in P.L. 101-613 to establish the National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. The Board advises the directors of the NIH, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and NICHD's National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) on matters and policies relating to the NCMRR's programs. The Board is comprised of 12 members representing health and scientific disciplines related to medical rehabilitation and six members representing persons with disabilities.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

1991

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NHLBI, NIA, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDCD, NINDS, OD/DPCPSI

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

ACL, CDC