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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERIVCES
Announcement of Solicitation of
Written Comments on Modifications of
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
AGENCY:
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Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion.
ACTION: Notice.
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services solicits
written comments regarding new
objectives proposed to be added to
Healthy People 2020 since the fall 2013
public comment period, as well as
written comments proposing new
objectives to be included within existing
Healthy People 2020 topic areas. Public
participation helps shape Healthy
People 2020, its framework, objectives,
organization, and targets. Healthy
People 2020 will provide opportunities
for public input periodically throughout
the decade to ensure that Healthy
People 2020 reflects current public
health priorities and public input. The
updated set of Healthy People 2020
objectives will be incorporated on
www.HealthyPeople.gov. This set will
reflect further review and deliberation
by the topic area workgroups, Federal
Interagency Workgroup on Healthy
People 2020, and other Healthy People
2020 stakeholders.
DATES: Written comments will be
accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on
November 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments will be
accepted via an online public comment
database at https://
www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/
history-development/Public-Comment;
by mail at the Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attn: Public Comment, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100,
Rockville, MD 20852; fax—(240) 453–
8281; or email—HP2020@hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa Devine, MPH, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room
LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852,
Theresa.Devine@hhs.gov (email), (240)
453–6112 (telephone), (240) 453–8281
(fax).
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: For three
decades, Healthy People has provided a
comprehensive set of national 10-year
health promotion and disease
prevention objectives aimed at
improving the health of all Americans.
Healthy People 2020 objectives provide
a framework by presenting a
comprehensive picture of the nation’s
health at the beginning of the decade,
establishing national goals and targets to
be achieved by the year 2020, and
monitoring progress over time. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human
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Services is soliciting the submission of
written comments regarding new
objectives proposed to be added to
Healthy People 2020 since the fall 2013
public comment period.
Healthy People 2020 is the product of
an extensive collaborative process that
relies on input from a diverse array of
individuals and organizations, both
within and outside the federal
government, with a common interest in
improving the nation’s health. Public
comments were a cornerstone of
Healthy People 2020’s development.
During the first phase of planning for
Healthy People 2020, HHS asked for the
public’s comments on the vision,
mission, and implementation of Healthy
People 2020. Those comments helped
set the framework for Healthy People
2020. The public was also invited to
submit comments on proposed Healthy
People 2020 objectives, which helped
shape the final set of Healthy People
2020 objectives.
The public is now invited to comment
on new objectives proposed to be added
to Healthy People 2020. These new
objectives were developed by topic area
workgroups led by various agencies
within the federal government. They
have been reviewed by the Federal
Interagency Workgroup on Healthy
People 2020 and are presented now for
the public’s review and comment. The
public is also invited to suggest
additional objectives for consideration
that address critical public health issues
within existing Healthy People 2020
topic areas. Any proposed new objective
must meet all of the objective selection
criteria (see below).
Written comments will be accepted at
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/
about/history-development/PublicComment during a three-week public
comment period beginning in October
2014. The public will also be able to
submit written comments via mail, fax,
and email (see contact information
above). Comments received in response
to this notice will be reviewed and
considered by the appropriate topic area
workgroup, Federal Interagency
Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and
other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders.
Objective Selection Criteria
The following nine criteria should be
taken into consideration when
commenting on the proposed new
objectives or suggesting additional
objectives.
1. The result to be achieved should be
important and understandable to a
broad audience and support the Healthy
People 2020 goals.
2. Objectives should be prevention
oriented and should address health
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improvements that can be achieved
through population-based and
individual actions, and systems-based,
environmental, health-service, or policy
interventions.
3. Objectives should drive actions that
will work toward the achievement of the
proposed targets (defined as quantitative
values to be achieved by the year 2020).
4. Objectives should be useful and
reflect issues of national importance.
Federal agencies, states, localities, nongovernmental organizations, and the
public and private sectors should be
able to use objectives to target efforts in
schools, communities, work sites, health
practices, and other environments.
5. Objectives should be measurable
and should address a range of issues,
such as: Behavior and health outcomes;
availability of, access to, and content of
behavioral and health service
interventions; socio-environmental
conditions; and community capacity—
directed toward improving health
outcomes and quality of life across the
life span. (Community capacity is
defined as the ability of a community to
plan, implement, and evaluate health
strategies.)
6. Continuity and comparability of
measured phenomena from year to year
are important, thus, when appropriate,
retention of objectives from previous
Healthy People iterations is encouraged.
However, in instances where objectives
and/or measures have proven ill-suited
to the purpose or are inadequate, new
improved objectives should be
developed. Whether or not an objective
has met its target in a previous Healthy
People iteration should not be the sole
basis for retaining or archiving an
objective.
7. The objectives should be supported
by the best available scientific evidence.
The objective selection and review
processes should be flexible enough to
allow revisions to objectives in order to
reflect major updates or new knowledge.
8. Objectives should address
population disparities. These include
populations categorized by race/
ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender,
disability status, sexual orientation, and
geographic location. For particular
health issues, additional special
populations should be addressed, based
on an examination of the available
evidence on vulnerability, health status,
and disparate care.
9. Healthy People 2020, like past
versions, is heavily data driven. Valid,
reliable, nationally representative data
and data systems should be used for
Healthy People 2020 objectives. Each
objective must have (1) a data source, or
potential data source, identified, (2)
baseline data and (3) assurance of at
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least one additional data point
throughout the decade.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
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included in the request for Office of
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Whether the proposed collection of
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of the burden of the proposed collection
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provide information to or for a Federal
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to review instructions; to develop,
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and systems for the purpose of
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NIOSH, under Public Law 91–596,
Sections 20 and 22 (Section 20–22,
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1977) has the responsibility to conduct
research relating to innovative methods,
techniques, and approaches dealing
with occupational safety and health
problems.
This research relates to the interplay
of personal, organizational, and cultural
influences on risk-taking and proactive
decision-making behaviors among mine
workers. Proactive behavior refers to
taking initiative to improve current
conditions, adapting to present
conditions, being self-starting and
taking charge, and overcoming barriers
to being safer. However, the
antecedents, or characteristics, that
impact these behaviors are not well
understood in mining. Understanding
the degree to which antecedents
influence decisions can inform the focus
of future health and safety management
interventions.
NIOSH proposes a project that seeks
to empirically understand the factors
and conditions that contribute to mine
workers’ safe decisions (or lack thereof)
while completing job tasks. The
following question guides this study:
What are the most important
organizational and personal antecedent
characteristics needed to support
worker health and safety (H&S)
performance behaviors in the mining
industry?
To answer the above question, NIOSH
researchers developed a
psychometrically supported survey.
Researchers identified seven worker
perception-based ‘organizational values’
and four ‘personal characteristics’ that
are presumed to be important in
fostering H&S knowledge, motivation,
proactive behaviors, and safety
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERIVCES
Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Modifications
of Healthy People 2020 Objectives
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services solicits
written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to
Healthy People 2020 since the fall 2013 public comment period, as well
as written comments proposing new objectives to be included within
existing Healthy People 2020 topic areas. Public participation helps
shape Healthy People 2020, its framework, objectives, organization, and
targets. Healthy People 2020 will provide opportunities for public
input periodically throughout the decade to ensure that Healthy People
2020 reflects current public health priorities and public input. The
updated set of Healthy People 2020 objectives will be incorporated on
www.HealthyPeople.gov. This set will reflect further review and
deliberation by the topic area workgroups, Federal Interagency
Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020
stakeholders.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on November
4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments will be accepted via an online public
comment database at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/history-development/Public-Comment; by mail at the Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Attn: Public Comment, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD
20852; fax--(240) 453-8281; or email_HP2020@hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Devine, MPH, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852,
Theresa.Devine@hhs.gov (email), (240) 453-6112 (telephone), (240) 453-
8281 (fax).
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: For three decades, Healthy People has
provided a comprehensive set of national 10-year health promotion and
disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all
Americans. Healthy People 2020 objectives provide a framework by
presenting a comprehensive picture of the nation's health at the
beginning of the decade, establishing national goals and targets to be
achieved by the year 2020, and monitoring progress over time. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting the submission of
written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to
Healthy People 2020 since the fall 2013 public comment period.
Healthy People 2020 is the product of an extensive collaborative
process that relies on input from a diverse array of individuals and
organizations, both within and outside the federal government, with a
common interest in improving the nation's health. Public comments were
a cornerstone of Healthy People 2020's development. During the first
phase of planning for Healthy People 2020, HHS asked for the public's
comments on the vision, mission, and implementation of Healthy People
2020. Those comments helped set the framework for Healthy People 2020.
The public was also invited to submit comments on proposed Healthy
People 2020 objectives, which helped shape the final set of Healthy
People 2020 objectives.
The public is now invited to comment on new objectives proposed to
be added to Healthy People 2020. These new objectives were developed by
topic area workgroups led by various agencies within the federal
government. They have been reviewed by the Federal Interagency
Workgroup on Healthy People 2020 and are presented now for the public's
review and comment. The public is also invited to suggest additional
objectives for consideration that address critical public health issues
within existing Healthy People 2020 topic areas. Any proposed new
objective must meet all of the objective selection criteria (see
below).
Written comments will be accepted at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/history-development/Public-Comment during a three-week
public comment period beginning in October 2014. The public will also
be able to submit written comments via mail, fax, and email (see
contact information above). Comments received in response to this
notice will be reviewed and considered by the appropriate topic area
workgroup, Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and
other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders.
Objective Selection Criteria
The following nine criteria should be taken into consideration when
commenting on the proposed new objectives or suggesting additional
objectives.
1. The result to be achieved should be important and understandable
to a broad audience and support the Healthy People 2020 goals.
2. Objectives should be prevention oriented and should address
health
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improvements that can be achieved through population-based and
individual actions, and systems-based, environmental, health-service,
or policy interventions.
3. Objectives should drive actions that will work toward the
achievement of the proposed targets (defined as quantitative values to
be achieved by the year 2020).
4. Objectives should be useful and reflect issues of national
importance. Federal agencies, states, localities, non-governmental
organizations, and the public and private sectors should be able to use
objectives to target efforts in schools, communities, work sites,
health practices, and other environments.
5. Objectives should be measurable and should address a range of
issues, such as: Behavior and health outcomes; availability of, access
to, and content of behavioral and health service interventions; socio-
environmental conditions; and community capacity--directed toward
improving health outcomes and quality of life across the life span.
(Community capacity is defined as the ability of a community to plan,
implement, and evaluate health strategies.)
6. Continuity and comparability of measured phenomena from year to
year are important, thus, when appropriate, retention of objectives
from previous Healthy People iterations is encouraged. However, in
instances where objectives and/or measures have proven ill-suited to
the purpose or are inadequate, new improved objectives should be
developed. Whether or not an objective has met its target in a previous
Healthy People iteration should not be the sole basis for retaining or
archiving an objective.
7. The objectives should be supported by the best available
scientific evidence. The objective selection and review processes
should be flexible enough to allow revisions to objectives in order to
reflect major updates or new knowledge.
8. Objectives should address population disparities. These include
populations categorized by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status,
gender, disability status, sexual orientation, and geographic location.
For particular health issues, additional special populations should be
addressed, based on an examination of the available evidence on
vulnerability, health status, and disparate care.
9. Healthy People 2020, like past versions, is heavily data driven.
Valid, reliable, nationally representative data and data systems should
be used for Healthy People 2020 objectives. Each objective must have
(1) a data source, or potential data source, identified, (2) baseline
data and (3) assurance of at least one additional data point throughout
the decade.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion.
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