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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 200 / Monday, October 18, 2010 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Meeting of the Task Force on
Community Preventive Services
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the next meeting of the Task
Force on Community Preventive
Services (Task Force). The Task Force is
an independent, nonfederal body of
nationally known leaders in public
health practice, policy, and research
who are appointed by the CDC Director.
The Task Force was convened in 1996
by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to assess the
effectiveness of community,
environmental, population, and
healthcare system interventions in
public health and health promotion.
During this meeting the Task Force will
consider the findings of systematic
reviews and issue recommendations and
findings to help inform decision making
about policy, practice, and research in a
wide range of U.S. settings. The Task
Force’s recommendations, along with
the systematic reviews of the scientific
evidence on which they are based, are
compiled in the Guide to Community
Preventive Services (Community Guide).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., MDT and Thursday,
October 21, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m., MDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202, phone (303)
571–0300.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Freda Parker, Division of Community
Preventive Services, Epidemiology and
Analysis Program Office, Office of
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, phone:
(404) 498–1119, e-mail:
communityguide@cdc.gov.
Purpose: The Task Force is meeting to
consider findings of reviews and issue
recommendations and findings to help
inform decision makers about policy,
practice, and research in a wide range
of U.S. settings.
Matters To Be Discussed:
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Excessive Alcohol Consumption; Health
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Implemented in Combination to
Increase Vaccination Rates; Economic
evaluation of Immunization Information
Systems; Proposals regarding use of an
Existing Review of Early Childhood
Education; and Prioritization of Reviews
of Tobacco Prevention. Agenda items
are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is
open to the public, limited only by
space available.
Dated: October 12, 2010.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Health Resources and Services
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Statement of Organization, Functions
and Delegations of Authority
This notice amends Part R of the
Statement of Organization, Functions
and Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) (60 FR
56605, as amended November 6, 1995;
as last amended at 75 FR 61157–61160
dated October 4, 2010).
This notice reflects organizational
changes in the Health Resources and
Services Administration. This notice
updates the functional statement for the
Office of Special Health Affairs (RA1).
Specifically, this notice establishes the
Office of Emergency Preparedness and
Continuity of Operations (RA15) within
the Office of Special Health Affairs
(RA1).
Chapter RA1—Office of Special Health
Affairs
Section RA1–10, Organization
Delete in its entirety and replace with
the following:
The Office is headed by the Director,
Office of Special Health Affairs (RA1),
who reports directly to the
Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration. Office of
Special Health Affairs includes the
following components:
(1) Office of the Director (RA1);
(2) Office of Health Equity (RA11);
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(4) Office of Strategic Priorities
(RA13);
(5) Office of Health Information
Technology and Quality (RA14); and
(6) Office of Emergency Preparedness
and Continuity of Operations (RA15).
Section RA1–20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for
the Office of the Director (RA1) and
replace in its entirety; and (2) establish
the Office of Emergency Preparedness
and Continuity of Operations (RA15).
Office of the Director (RA1)
Provides overall leadership, direction,
coordination, and planning in the
support of the Agency’s cross-cutting
health programs. Specifically: (1) Plans
and directs activities to advance health
equity and improve minority health and
eliminate health disparities; (2)
develops strategies to maximize HRSA’s
participation in efforts to improve
health care for vulnerable populations
worldwide; (3) provides leadership and
direction to improve the delivery and
quality of oral and behavioral health
care and other Agency strategic priority
health concerns; (4) provides leadership
and direction in the development of
policies on health information
technology and quality; (5) provides
support for the Department’s Medical
Claims Review Panel; and (6)
coordinates HRSA activities related to
emergency preparedness planning,
policy, and continuity of operations and
Government.
Office of Health Equity (RA11)
Serves as the principal advisor and
coordinator to the Agency for the
special needs of minority and
disadvantaged populations, including:
(1) Provides leadership and direction to
address HHS and HRSA Strategic Plan
goals and objectives related to
improving minority health and
eliminating health disparities; (2)
establishes and manages an Agencywide data collection system for minority
health activities and initiatives
including the White House Initiatives
for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans, Tribal Colleges
and Universities, Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders, and departmental
initiatives; (3) implements activities to
increase the availability of data to
monitor the impact of Agency programs
in improving minority health and
eliminating health disparities; (4)
participates in the formulation of
HRSA’s goals, policies, legislative
proposals, priorities, and strategies as
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meeting of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces
the next meeting of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services
(Task Force). The Task Force is an independent, nonfederal body of
nationally known leaders in public health practice, policy, and
research who are appointed by the CDC Director. The Task Force was
convened in 1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
to assess the effectiveness of community, environmental, population,
and healthcare system interventions in public health and health
promotion. During this meeting the Task Force will consider the
findings of systematic reviews and issue recommendations and findings
to help inform decision making about policy, practice, and research in
a wide range of U.S. settings. The Task Force's recommendations, along
with the systematic reviews of the scientific evidence on which they
are based, are compiled in the Guide to Community Preventive Services
(Community Guide).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., MDT and Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m., MDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, phone (303) 571-0300.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Freda Parker, Division of Community
Preventive Services, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Office
of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia
30333, phone: (404) 498-1119, e-mail: communityguide@cdc.gov.
Purpose: The Task Force is meeting to consider findings of reviews
and issue recommendations and findings to help inform decision makers
about policy, practice, and research in a wide range of U.S. settings.
Matters To Be Discussed: Effectiveness of: Health Communication
Campaigns with Product Distribution to Improve Health Behaviors;
Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training to Decrease Underage
Drinking and Excessive Alcohol Consumption; Health Care System-Based
Interventions Implemented in Combination to Increase Vaccination Rates;
Economic evaluation of Immunization Information Systems; Proposals
regarding use of an Existing Review of Early Childhood Education; and
Prioritization of Reviews of Tobacco Prevention. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is open to the public, limited
only by space available.
Dated: October 12, 2010.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-26133 Filed 10-15-10; 8:45 am]
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