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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–08–08AY]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirements
of section 3506(C)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Maryam Daneshvar,
CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior
of Medical Residents toward Adult
Patients Who Have Experienced
Adverse Childhood Experiences—
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New—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Recent advances in public health and
medical research have underscored the
role childhood trauma plays in the
genesis of major risk factors for the
leading causes of morbidity and
mortality among adults in the United
States. Evidence from a range of samples
suggests that exposure to adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs) is more
common than previously understood,
and that those affected by ACEs will
have a major impact on the delivery of
health care services through higher
utilization and treatment costs.
Although these findings are widely
cited by psychologists, psychiatrists,
and social workers, it is less clear that
this information has circulated broadly
within medical professions where it
may be helpful in secondary and tertiary
prevention of health problems. The
literature also suggests that physicians
may be uncomfortable with screening
adult patients for ACEs.
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce
the burden of chronic disease, the
Division of Adult and Community
Health at CDC seeks to collect
information about the penetration into
current medical education of evidence
concerning the relationship between
ACEs and poor adult health.
Information will be collected by
administering a brief voluntary
questionnaire to 300 fourth-year
medical residents. The sample will be
drawn from a range of U.S. medical
schools as well as through the American
Medical Student Association. Potential
participants will be solicited via e-mail,
and those who choose to participate will
be directed via a web-link to a webbased survey instrument.
Information to be collected includes
residency type, public health
experience, and an attitudes and
knowledge measure designed to
determine medical residents’ current
expertise in recognizing the long-term
outcomes associated with adverse
childhood experiences.
By understanding the quality of
medical education in this area and the
attitudes, beliefs, and experiences of
medical residents, educational
initiatives can be developed that will
address the unmet needs of future
physicians to care for the large number
of patients burdened by ACEs.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Medical School Residents ...............................................................................
300
1
30/60
150
Dated: April 8, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30 Day–08–07BD]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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) 639–5960 or send an
e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Building Related Asthma Research in
Public Schools—New—National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act, Public Law 91–
596 (section 20[a][1]) authorizes the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) to conduct
research to advance the health and
safety of workers. NIOSH is conducting
a longitudinal study among teachers and
staff in public schools. The goals of this
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study are (1) to document the time
course of changes in respiratory health,
sick leave, and quality of life in relation
to building remediation for water
incursion and dampness problems; (2)
to validate the reporting of buildingrelated lower respiratory symptoms in
school staff with bronchial hyperresponsiveness by the use of serial
spirometry to look for building-related
patterns of airflow variability; and (3) to
demonstrate that a toolkit comprised of
a semi-quantitative index for assessing
water damage and signs of moisture in
schools, along with a short health
questionnaire, can be used by school
personnel to pinpoint specific problem
areas and aid remediation efforts.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention sponsored the Institute of
Medicine to make an exhaustive review
of the published literature relating
exposures in damp buildings to health
consequences. The committee findings,
summarized in Damp Indoor Spaces
and Health (Institute of Medicine of the
National Academies of Science 2004),
concluded that sufficient evidence
exists for associating the presence of
mold or other agents in damp buildings
to nasal and throat symptoms, cough,
wheeze, asthma symptoms in sensitized
asthmatics, and hypersensitivity
pneumonitis in susceptible persons.
Identification of specific causal agents
for these health outcomes in damp
environments requires more
investigation, and more research and
demonstration projects are needed to
evaluate interventions in damp
buildings.
NIOSH is proposing to conduct an
initial cross-sectional respiratory health
survey in three public schools. The
study will then continue with two
additional years of longitudinal followup, which will be used to assess
respiratory health and environmental
conditions in relation to time and
intervention status in the three schools.
NIOSH will study one school with no
history of building leaks and good
control of internal moisture sources, one
school with previous building leaks and
water damage but with subsequent
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renovation before the start of the study,
and one school with current building
leaks and dampness problems with
renovation scheduled during the study.
The questionnaire will be administered
each year by a NIOSH interviewer who
will record the responses directly into a
computer. The questionnaire will be
offered to all school employees; we
expect no more than 300 participants. It
will include sections on the
participant’s medical history, work
history, and home environment. For
participants who no longer work at the
school, a short questionnaire will be
administered by NIOSH staff over the
telephone during the second and third
years of the study. Assuming that 10%
of the participants will leave the school
during the three-year period, we expect
to interview about 30 former workers.
All participants from the initial crosssectional survey meeting an
epidemiologic definition of asthma and
reporting that the symptoms improve
away from the school will be asked to
perform spirometry and a methacholine
challenge test, or if obstructed, a
bronchodilator test, both of which are
standard medical tests for asthma;
NIOSH anticipates about 45 respondents
for these tests. A maximum of twenty
participants who are positive for either
lung function test will be asked to
participate in the serial spirometry
study, which will cover three weeks
during the school term and an
additional three weeks during the
summer break.
The school nurse will be trained in
using a shortened version of the health
questionnaire to all school staff and
analyze the results of the survey.
Additionally, facility personnel will be
trained in the use of a semi-quantitative
index tool and asked to use the tool to
assess areas in the schools for water
damage and signs of moisture during
their routine inspections. Participation
in all components of the study is
completely voluntary.
There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
1030.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-08AY]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(C)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior of Medical Residents toward
Adult Patients Who Have Experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Recent advances in public health and medical research have
underscored the role childhood trauma plays in the genesis of major
risk factors for the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among
adults in the United States. Evidence from a range of samples suggests
that exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is more common
than previously understood, and that those affected by ACEs will have a
major impact on the delivery of health care services through higher
utilization and treatment costs. Although these findings are widely
cited by psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, it is less
clear that this information has circulated broadly within medical
professions where it may be helpful in secondary and tertiary
prevention of health problems. The literature also suggests that
physicians may be uncomfortable with screening adult patients for ACEs.
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce the burden of chronic disease,
the Division of Adult and Community Health at CDC seeks to collect
information about the penetration into current medical education of
evidence concerning the relationship between ACEs and poor adult
health. Information will be collected by administering a brief
voluntary questionnaire to 300 fourth-year medical residents. The
sample will be drawn from a range of U.S. medical schools as well as
through the American Medical Student Association. Potential
participants will be solicited via e-mail, and those who choose to
participate will be directed via a web-link to a web-based survey
instrument.
Information to be collected includes residency type, public health
experience, and an attitudes and knowledge measure designed to
determine medical residents' current expertise in recognizing the long-
term outcomes associated with adverse childhood experiences.
By understanding the quality of medical education in this area and
the attitudes, beliefs, and experiences of medical residents,
educational initiatives can be developed that will address the unmet
needs of future physicians to care for the large number of patients
burdened by ACEs.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Medical School Residents.................... 300 1 30/60 150
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Dated: April 8, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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