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Background and Brief Description
Before CDC disseminates a health
message to the public, the message
always undergoes scientific review.
However, even though the message is
based on sound scientific content, there
is no guarantee that the public will
understand a health message or that the
message will move people to take
recommended action. Communication
theorists and researchers agree that for
health messages to be as clear and
influential as possible, target audience
members or representatives must be
involved in developing the messages
and provisional versions of the
messages must be tested with members
of the target audience.
However, increasingly there are
circumstances when CDC must move
swiftly to protect life, prevent disease,
or calm public anxiety. Health message
testing is even more important in these
instances, because of the critical nature
of the information need.
CDC receives a mandate from
Congress with a tight deadline for
communicating with the public about a
specific topic. For example, Congress
gave CDC 120 days to develop and test
messages for a public information
campaign about Helicobacter pylori, a
bacterium that can cause stomach ulcers
and increase cancer risk if an infected
individual is not treated with
antibiotics.
In the interest of timely health
message dissemination, many programs
forgo the important step of testing
messages on dimensions such as clarity,
salience, appeal, and persuasiveness
(i.e., the ability to influence behavioral
intention). Skipping this step avoids the
delay involved in the standard OMB
review process, but at a high potential
cost. Untested messages can waste
communication resources and
opportunities because the messages can
be perceived as unclear or irrelevant.
Untested messages can also have
unintended consequences, such as
jeopardizing the credibility of Federal
health officials.
The Health Message Testing System
(HMTS), a generic information
collection, will enable programs across
CDC to collect the information they
require in a timely manner to:
• Ensure quality and prevent waste in
the dissemination of health information
by CDC to the public.
• Refine message concepts and to test
draft materials for clarity, salience,
appeal, and persuasiveness to target
audiences.
• Guide the action of health
communication officials who are
responding to health emergencies,
Congressionally-mandated campaigns
with short timeframes, media-generated
public concern, time-limited
communication opportunities, trends,
and the need to refresh materials or
dissemination strategies in an ongoing
campaign.
Each testing instrument will be based on
specific health issues or topics.
Although it is not possible to develop
one instrument for use in all instances,
the same kinds of questions are asked in
most message testing. This package
includes generic questions and formats
that can be used to develop health
message testing data collection
instruments. These include a list of
screening questions, comprised of
demographic and introductory
questions, along with other questions
that can be used to create a mix of
relevant questions for each proposed
message testing data collection method.
However, programs may request to use
additional questions if needed.
Message testing questions will focus
on issues such as comprehension,
impressions, personal relevance,
content and wording, efficacy of
response, channels, and spokesperson/
sponsor. Such information will enable
message developers to enhance the
effectiveness of messages for intended
audiences.
Data collection methods proposed for
HMTS include intercept interviews,
telephone interviews, focus groups,
online surveys, and cognitive
interviews. In almost all instances, data
will be collected by outside
organizations under contract with CDC.
There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time.
TABLE A12A—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
per method
Data collection methods
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Central Location Intercept Interviews, Telephone Interviews, Individual Indepth Interview (Cognitive Interviews), Focus Group Screenings, Focus
Groups, Online Surveys ...............................................................................
18,525
1
8/60
2,470
Total ..........................................................................................................
18,525
........................
........................
2,470
Dated: July 19, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Prevention
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information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
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email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–5806.
Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Exploring the OSH Needs of Small
Construction Business—New—National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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. In this capacity, NIOSH
will conduct in-depth interviews
designed to assess perceptions and
opinions among the target audience,
small construction business owners, and
to provide content for the development
of a survey to assess the occupational
safety and health needs and motivators
for seeking occupational safety and
health (OSH) information among small
construction business owners.
Exploring the OSH Needs of Small
Construction Business is a four year
field study for which the overall goal is
to identify the occupational safety and
health (OSH) needs of small
construction businesses (SCBs), and to
inform methods that will successfully
motivate SCB owners to seek OSH
training relevant to their unique work
situations. The data gathered in this
study regarding SCB owners’ specific
business training needs, motivational
factors, and preferred information
sources will be of significant practical
value when designing and
implementing future interventions.
As part of this project, a survey will
be developed to assess SCB owners
businesses’ specific training needs,
motivational factors, and preferred
information sources. The proposed indepth interviews described here are a
critical step toward the development of
this survey. Phase 1 of this project
included interview development and
revision. The goal of Phase 2 of this
project is to gather key-informant
perceptions and opinions among the
target audience, small construction
business owners in the greater
Cincinnati area with 10 or fewer
employees. Data gathered from in-depth
interviews will provide response
content for the development of a survey
to assess the occupational safety and
health needs and motivators for seeking
OSH information among small
construction business owners. That is,
the results of these interviews will be
analyzed to identify common sets of
responses, and these responses will be
used in the development of the survey
mentioned above.
Construction had the most fatal
injuries of any sector, with 1,178
fatalities in 2006 (21% of total) (U.S.
Dept. of Labor, 2008). More than 79% of
construction businesses employ fewer
than 10 employees (CPWR, 2007), and
this establishment size experiences the
highest fatality rate within construction
(U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2008). The need for
reaching this population with effective,
affordable, and culturally appropriate
training has been documented in
publications and is increasingly
becoming an institutional priority at
NIOSH. Given the numerous obstacles
which small construction business
owners face in effectively managing
occupational safety and health (e.g.,
financial and time constraints), there is
a need for identifying the most crucial
components of occupational safety and
health training. Additionally, previous
investigations suggest a need for
persuading small construction business
owners to seek out occupational safety
and health training.
This interview will be administered to
a sample of approximately 30 owners of
construction businesses with 10 or fewer
employees from the Greater Cincinnati
area. The sample size is based on
recommendations related to qualitative
interview methods and the research
team’s prior experience.
Participants for this data collection
will be recruited with the assistance of
contractors who have successfully
performed similar tasks for NIOSH in
the past. The interview questionnaire
will be administered verbally to
participants in English.
Once this study is complete, results
will be made available via various
means including print publications and
the agency internet site. The
information gathered by this project
could be used by OSHA to determine
guidelines for the development of
appropriate training materials for small
construction businesses. The results of
this project will benefit construction
workers by developing
recommendations for increasing the
effectiveness of occupational safety and
health outreach methods specifically
targeted to small construction
businesses. Although beyond the scope
of this study, it is expected that
improved use of OSH programs will
lower rates of injuries and fatalities for
workers.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 45.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Respondents
SCBs ............................................................................................................................................
Dated: July 19, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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ACTION: Notice of hearing.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
administrative hearing to be held on
September 13, 2011, at the CMS Chicago
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Indiana SPA 11–011.
DATES: Closing Date: Requests to
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must be received by the presiding
officer by August 10, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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CMS, 2520 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite
L, Baltimore, Maryland 21244,
Telephone: (410) 786–3169.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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) 639-5960 or send an email 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-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Exploring the OSH Needs of Small Construction Business--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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. In this capacity, NIOSH will conduct
in-depth interviews designed to assess perceptions and opinions among
the target audience, small construction business owners, and to provide
content for the development of a survey to assess the occupational
safety and health needs and motivators for seeking occupational safety
and health (OSH) information among small construction business owners.
Exploring the OSH Needs of Small Construction Business is a four
year field study for which the overall goal is to identify the
occupational safety and health (OSH) needs of small construction
businesses (SCBs), and to inform methods that will successfully
motivate SCB owners to seek OSH training relevant to their unique work
situations. The data gathered in this study regarding SCB owners'
specific business training needs, motivational factors, and preferred
information sources will be of significant practical value when
designing and implementing future interventions.
As part of this project, a survey will be developed to assess SCB
owners businesses' specific training needs, motivational factors, and
preferred information sources. The proposed in-depth interviews
described here are a critical step toward the development of this
survey. Phase 1 of this project included interview development and
revision. The goal of Phase 2 of this project is to gather key-
informant perceptions and opinions among the target audience, small
construction business owners in the greater Cincinnati area with 10 or
fewer employees. Data gathered from in-depth interviews will provide
response content for the development of a survey to assess the
occupational safety and health needs and motivators for seeking OSH
information among small construction business owners. That is, the
results of these interviews will be analyzed to identify common sets of
responses, and these responses will be used in the development of the
survey mentioned above.
Construction had the most fatal injuries of any sector, with 1,178
fatalities in 2006 (21% of total) (U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2008). More
than 79% of construction businesses employ fewer than 10 employees
(CPWR, 2007), and this establishment size experiences the highest
fatality rate within construction (U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2008). The need
for reaching this population with effective, affordable, and culturally
appropriate training has been documented in publications and is
increasingly becoming an institutional priority at NIOSH. Given the
numerous obstacles which small construction business owners face in
effectively managing occupational safety and health (e.g., financial
and time constraints), there is a need for identifying the most crucial
components of occupational safety and health training. Additionally,
previous investigations suggest a need for persuading small
construction business owners to seek out occupational safety and health
training.
This interview will be administered to a sample of approximately 30
owners of construction businesses with 10 or fewer employees from the
Greater Cincinnati area. The sample size is based on recommendations
related to qualitative interview methods and the research team's prior
experience.
Participants for this data collection will be recruited with the
assistance of contractors who have successfully performed similar tasks
for NIOSH in the past. The interview questionnaire will be administered
verbally to participants in English.
Once this study is complete, results will be made available via
various means including print publications and the agency internet
site. The information gathered by this project could be used by OSHA to
determine guidelines for the development of appropriate training
materials for small construction businesses. The results of this
project will benefit construction workers by developing recommendations
for increasing the effectiveness of occupational safety and health
outreach methods specifically targeted to small construction
businesses. Although beyond the scope of this study, it is expected
that improved use of OSH programs will lower rates of injuries and
fatalities for workers.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 45.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of Number of Burden per
Respondents respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCBs............................................................ 30 1 1.5
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Dated: July 19, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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