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{{short description|Health organization in the United States}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2019}}{{Infobox organization
| name = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
| abbreviation = CFSAC
| purpose = study of chronic fatigue syndrome
| location = [[Washington D.C.]]
}}

The '''Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee''' (CFSAC) was formed in response to the use of funds by the [[United States]] [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] in the study of [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS). The CFSAC was charted under the [[Public Health Service Act]] of the US and funded by the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS). The CFSAC advises the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] on issues related to its mandate, including issues related to access and care for individuals with CFS, research, [[public health]], clinical care and education regarding CFS. In November, 2008, support for CFSAC activities was changed to the Office on [[Women's health|
Women's Health]], a division of the [[Office of Public Health and Science]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050204212809/http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 4, 2005 | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) | publisher = [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] | accessdate = 2009-05-26 }}</ref> It held it first meeting in 2003.

==Recommendations==
In 2010 the committee advised HHS that the name chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) should be changed to CFS-ME because the name wasn't being taken seriously. ME stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis or myalgic encephalopathy, according to the panel. One member stated that a more serious-sounding name might encourage more research into the illness. The CFSAC panel also recommended that national CFS-ME network of treatment centers be created by HHS, "in order to expand access to care, to develop educational initiatives, and to allow researchers to share data."<ref name = WALKER>{{cite news | work = [[MedPage Today]] | last = Walker | first = Emily P.| title = Panel Pushes for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Name Change| date = 2010-10-15 | accessdate = 2011-08-08 | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Health/panel-pushes-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-change/story?id=11891485}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050204212809/http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/ Official website]

[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome]]

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