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Download as PDF cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 17916 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 10, 2007 / Notices conviction inmates serving less than one year sentences or awaiting transfer to other settings. Culturally competent: Information and services provided at the educational level and in the language and cultural context that are most appropriate for the individuals for whom the information and services are intended. Additional information on cultural competency is available at the following Web site: https://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/May2001/ factsheets/Cultural-Competency.html Cultural perspective: Recognizes that culture, language, and country of origin have an important and significant impact on the health perceptions and health behaviors that produce a variety of health outcomes. Discharge Planning: The process of developing a re-entry support program for an incarcerated individual scheduled for upcoming release to reduce obstacles to care, medication, eligibility for public benefits, housing, employment, substance abuse treatment, mental health, and other support services needed. Enabling services: Services that help women access health care, such as transportation, parking vouchers, translation, child care, and case management. Gender-Specific: An approach which considers the social and environmental context in which women live and therefore structures information, activities, program priorities and service delivery systems to compliment those factors. Healthy People 2010: A set of national health objectives that outlines the prevention agenda for the Nation. Healthy People 2010 identify the most significant preventable threats to health and establishes national goals for the next ten years. Individuals, groups, and organizations are encouraged to integrate Healthy People 2010 into current programs, special events, publications, and meetings. Businesses can use the framework, for example, to guide worksite health promotion activities as well as community-based initiatives. Schools, colleges, and civic and faith-based organizations can undertake activities to further the health of all members of their community. Health care providers can encourage their patients to pursue healthier lifestyles and to participate in community-based programs. By selecting from among the national objectives, individuals and organizations can build an agenda for community health improvement and can monitor results over time. More information on the Healthy People 2010 objectives may be found on the Healthy VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:22 Apr 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 People 2010 Web site: https:// www.health.gov/healthypeople. HIV: The human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. Holistic: Looking at women’s health from the perspective of the whole person and not as a group of different body parts. It includes dental, mental, as well as physical health. Incarcerated Person: Refers to an individual involuntarily confined in the secure custody of law enforcement, judicial, or penal authorities. Integrated: The bringing together of the numerous spheres of activity that touch women’s health, including clinical services, research, health training, public health outreach and education, leadership development for women, and technical assistance. The goal of this approach is to unite the strengths of each of these areas, and create a more informed, less fragmented, and efficient system of care for underserved women that can be replicated in other populations and communities. Lifespan: Recognizes that women have different health and psychosocial needs as they encounter transitions across their lives and that the positive and negative effects of health and health behaviors are cumulative across a woman’s life. Multi-disciplinary: An approach that is based on the recognition that women’s health crosses many disciplines, and that women’s health issues need to be addressed across multiple disciplines, such as adolescent health, geriatrics, cardiology, mental health, reproductive health, nutrition, dermatology, endocrinology, immunology, rheumatology, dental health, etc. Newly Released: The status of an individual returning to society and the community after incarceration. Re-entry: The process of returning to society and the community after incarceration. Rural Community: All territory, population, and housing units located outside of urban areas and urban cluster. Social Role: Recognizes that women routinely perform multiple, overlapping social roles that require continuous multi-tasking. Sustainability: An organization’s or program’s staying power: The capacity to maintain both the financial resources and the partnerships/linkages needed to provide adequate and effective services in the target area and to the target population. It also involves the ability to survive change, incorporate needed changes, and seize opportunities provided by a changing environment. PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Underserved Women: Women who encounter barriers to health care that result from any combination of the following characteristics: Poverty, ethnicity and culture, mental or physical State, housing status, geographic location, language, age, and lack of health insurance/under-insured. Women-centered/women-focused: Addressing the needs and concerns of women (women-relevant) in an environment that is welcoming to women, fosters a commitment to women, treats women with dignity, and empowers women through respect and education. The emphasis is on working with women, not for women. Women clients are considered active partners in their own health and wellness. Dated:April 3, 2007. Wanda K. Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women’s Health). [FR Doc. E7–6719 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–33–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; American Health Information Community Meeting ACTION: Announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces the 13th meeting of the American Health Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.). The American Health Information Community will advise the Secretary and recommend specific actions to achieve a common interoperability framework for health information technology (IT). DATES: April 24, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EDT) ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey building (200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 800. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will include presentations by the Electronic Health Records and Chronic Care Workgroups on Recommendations and an update, as well as reports from the National Governors Association’s State Alliance Task Force and a report on the First Year of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) initiative. A Web cast of the Community meeting will be available on the NIH E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 10, 2007 / Notices Web site at: https:// www.videocast.nih.gov/. If you have special needs for the meeting, please contact (202) 690–7151. Dated: April 2, 2007. Judith Sparrow, Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 07–1762 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–24–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services ((HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the General Atomics facility, La Jolla, California, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On February 16, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) employees who were monitored or should have been monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation while working at the General Atomics facility in La Jolla, California, at the following locations: Science Laboratories A, B, and C (Building 2); Experimental Building (Building 9); Maintenance (Building 10); Service Building (Building 11); Buildings 21 and 22; Hot Cell Facility (Building 23); Waste Yard (Buildings 25 and 26); Experimental Area (Buildings 27 and 27–1); LINAC Complex (Building 30); HTGR–TCF (Building 31); Fusion Building (Building 33); Fusion Doublet III (Building 34); SV–A (Building 37); SV–B (Building 39); and SV–D (no building number) for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days from January 1, 1960, through December 31, 1969, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. This designation became effective on March 18, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on March 18, 2007, members 15:22 Apr 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 Dated: April 5, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 07–1761 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] reported in this notice, became members of the Special Exposure Cohort. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 533–6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to OCAS@CDC.GOV. Dated: April 5, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 07–1763 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–M BILLING CODE 4163–19–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 of this class of employees, defined as reported in this notice, became members of the Special Exposure Cohort. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 533–6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to OCAS@CDC.GOV. 17917 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Monsanto Chemical Company, Dayton, Ohio, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On February 16, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) employees who were monitored or should have been monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation while working at Monsanto Chemical Company Units I, III, or IV in Dayton, Ohio, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days during the period from January 1, 1943, through December 31, 1949, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. This designation became effective on March 18, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 73841(14)(C). Hence, beginning on March 18, 2007, members of this class of employees, defined as PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–07–05BW] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639–4794 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Survey of Primary Care Physicians’ Practices regarding Prostate Cancer Screening—New—National Center for Chronic Disease and Public Health Promotion (NCDDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, behind lung cancer. The American Cancer Society estimated that there would be about 234,460 new cases of prostate cancer and about 27,350 deaths in 2006. Although prostate cancer deaths have declined over the past several years, it ranks fifth among deaths from all causes. The digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate specific antigen E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17916-17917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1762]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; American Health Information Community Meeting

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the 13th meeting of the American Health 
Information Community in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.). The American Health 
Information Community will advise the Secretary and recommend specific 
actions to achieve a common interoperability framework for health 
information technology (IT).

DATES: April 24, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EDT)

ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey building (200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20201), Conference Room 800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit https://www.hhs.gov/healthit/
ahic.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will include presentations by 
the Electronic Health Records and Chronic Care Workgroups on 
Recommendations and an update, as well as reports from the National 
Governors Association's State Alliance Task Force and a report on the 
First Year of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) 
initiative.
    A Web cast of the Community meeting will be available on the NIH

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Web site at: https://www.videocast.nih.gov/.
    If you have special needs for the meeting, please contact (202) 
690-7151.

    Dated: April 2, 2007.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 07-1762 Filed 4-9-07; 8:45 am]
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