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美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪在华盛顿特区卫生与公众服务部总部就美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）最新自闭症与发育障碍监测（ADDM）网络调查结果发表讲话后离开讲台，摄于美国华盛顿…… 获取授权许可，打开新标签页 查看更多内容
8月21日 路透社电——美国卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪于周五启动一项举措，旨在完善自闭症个体被报失联后的应急准备与响应工作。
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- 该全国自闭症失联及高危人员预警举措将致力于加强全美应急管理机构、执法部门、急救人员及社区合作伙伴之间的协调，卫生与公众服务部在一份声明中表示。
- 该举措还将建立一套全国性最佳实践框架，以解决自闭症群体中可预防的伤亡事件的主要诱因，其中包括与游荡和擅自离开相关的意外溺水。
- 根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的最新数据，美国每31名儿童中就有约1名患有自闭症。
- 在4月28日的一次会议上，跨部门自闭症委员会批准了多项建议，包括加强共病医疗状况筛查，以及制定关于游荡和擅自离开行为的联邦指南。
- 除这项举措外，美国卫生与公众服务部还将发布一系列综合协调行动，以改善自闭症群体在人生各个阶段所能获得的安全保障、医疗保健及服务，卫生与公众服务部在声明中表示。
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US HHS launches initiative to improve response to missing autistic individuals
2026-08-21 6:19 PM UTC / Reuters
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. leaves the stage after discussing the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S.,… Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read more
Aug 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday launched an initiative to improve preparedness and response when autistic individuals are reported missing.
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- The National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert Initiative will work to strengthen coordination among emergency management agencies, law enforcement, first responders, and community partners nationwide, HHS said in a statement.
- The initiative will also establish a national framework of best practices to address the leading causes of preventable injury and death among autistic individuals, which include accidental drowning linked to wandering and elopement.
- According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism affects about one in 31 children in the United States.
- At an April 28 meeting, an interagency autism committee approved several recommendations, including enhanced screening for co-occurring medical conditions and the development of federal guidance on wandering and elopement.
- In addition to this initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a broad set of coordinated actions to improve the safety, healthcare, and services available to individuals with autism across all stages of life, HHS said in its statement.
Reporting by Sneha S K in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel
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