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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Request for Nominations of
Candidates To Serve as Members of
the Community Preventive Services
Task Force
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) within
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) invites nominations of
individuals qualified to serve as
members of the Community Preventive
Services Task Force (CPSTF).
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Nomination packages must be
received by November 9, 2015.
Complete nomination packages must be
submitted by the deadline in order to be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages
should be submitted electronically to
cpstf@cdc.gov or by U.S. mail to the
address provided below in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donyelle Russ, Center for Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS
E–69, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, Phone:
(404) 498–3971; email: cpstf@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Nomination Submissions
Nomination packages must be
submitted electronically to the address
above, and should include:
(1) The nominee’s current curriculum
vitae;
(2) A brief biographic sketch of the
nominee;
(3) The nominee’s contact
information, including mailing address,
email address, and telephone number;
and
(4) A brief explanation of how the
nominee meets the qualification
requirements and how he/she would
contribute to the CPSTF. The
information provided should also attest
to the nominee’s willingness to serve as
a member of the CPSTF.
HHS/CDC will later ask persons under
serious consideration for CPSTF
membership to provide detailed
information that will permit evaluation
of possible significant conflicts of
interest.
To obtain diverse perspectives, HHS/
CDC encourages nominations of women
and members of minority populations.
Interested individuals can selfnominate. Organizations and
individuals may nominate one or more
persons qualified for membership on the
CPSTF. Federal employees are not
eligible to be CPSTF members.
Individuals nominated prior to this
round, who continue to have interest in
serving on the CPSTF, should be renominated.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the CPSTF and support
its mission, a nominee must, at a
minimum, demonstrate knowledge,
experience, and national leadership in
the following areas:
• The critical evaluation of research
or policy, and/or in the methods of
evidence review; and
• Research, evaluation, or
implementation of community and/or
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health system-based programs, policies,
or services to improve population
health.
Strongest consideration will be given
to individuals with expertise and
experience:
• That is applied, with practical
applications for public health action;
• That addresses broad public health
considerations, or is beyond one or two
highly defined areas;
• In state and/or local health
departments; and
• With policy.
In the current round of nominations,
the strongest consideration will also be
given to people with expertise and
experience in systematic review
methods, minority health, and aging.
The CPSTF will also benefit from
members with expertise and experience
in the following areas: Youth
populations; environmental health;
injury (in particular substance abuse
and violence prevention); media,
communications, and marketing; public
health nursing; and economic analysis.
Candidates with experience and skills
in any of these areas should highlight
them in their nomination materials.
All nominated individuals will be
considered for CPSTF membership.
Applicants must have no substantial
conflicts of interest, whether financial,
professional, or intellectual, that would
impair the scientific integrity of the
work of the CPSTF and must be willing
to complete regular conflict of interest
disclosures.
Applicants must have the ability to
work collaboratively with a team of
diverse professionals who support the
mission of the CPSTF. Applicants must
have adequate time to contribute
substantively to the work products of
the CPSTF.
Nominee Selection
Appointments to the CPSTF will be
made on the basis of qualifications as
outlined above (see Qualification
Requirements) and the current expertise
needs of the CPSTF.
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Background
The CPSTF was established in 1996
by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to identify population
health interventions that are
scientifically proven to save lives,
increase lifespans, and improve quality
of life. The CPSTF produces
recommendations (and identifies
evidence gaps) to help inform the
decision making of federal, state, and
local health departments, other
government agencies, communities,
healthcare providers and organizations,
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employers, schools and research
organizations.
The CPSTF, is an independent,
nonpartisan, nonfederal, unpaid panel
of public health and prevention experts
that is statutorily mandated to provide
evidence-based findings and
recommendations about community
preventive services, programs, and
policies to improve health (Public
Health Service Act § 399U(a)). Its
members represent a broad range of
research, practice, and policy expertise
in community preventive services,
public health, health promotion, and
disease prevention. The CPSTF
members are appointed by the CDC
Director and serve five year terms, with
extensions possible in order to maintain
a full scope of expertise, complete
specific work, and ensure consistency of
CPSTF methods and recommendations.
HHS/CDC provides ‘‘ongoing
administrative, research, and technical
support for the operations of the Task
Force’’ as directed by the Public Health
Service Act § 399U(c).
The CPSTF bases its
recommendations on rigorous,
replicable systematic reviews of the
scientific literature, which do all of the
following:
• Evaluate the strength and
limitations of published scientific
studies about community-based health
promotion and disease prevention
programs, services, and policies;
• Assess whether the programs,
services, and policies are effective in
promoting health and preventing
disease, injury, and disability;
• Examine the applicability of these
programs, services, and policies to
varied populations and settings; and
• Conduct economic analyses of
recommended interventions.
These systematic reviews are
conducted, with CPSTF oversight, by
scientists and subject matter experts
from HHS/CDC in collaboration with a
wide range of government, academic,
policy, and practice-based partners.
CPSTF findings and recommendations,
and the systematic reviews on which
they are based are available at
www.thecommunityguide.org.
Time Commitment
The CPSTF conducts three, two-day
meetings each year that are open to the
public. In addition, a significant portion
of the CPSTF’s work occurs between
meetings during conference calls and
via email discussions. Member duties
include overseeing the process of
prioritizing Task Force work,
participating in the development and
refinement of systematic review
methods, serving as members of
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individual review teams, and issuing
recommendations and findings to help
inform the decision making process
about policy, practice, research, and
research funding in a wide range of U.S.
settings. The estimated workload for
CPSTF members is approximately 168
hours a year in addition to the three inperson meetings. The members are all
volunteers and do not receive any
compensation beyond support for travel
to in-person meetings.
Dated: September 22, 2015.
Veronica Kennedy,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat, Office of the Chief of Staff,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve as Members of the
Community Preventive Services Task Force
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invites nominations
of individuals qualified to serve as members of the Community
Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).
DATES: Nomination packages must be received by November 9, 2015.
Complete nomination packages must be submitted by the deadline in order
to be considered.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages should be submitted electronically to
cpstf@cdc.gov or by U.S. mail to the address provided below in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donyelle Russ, Center for
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS E-69,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, Phone: (404) 498-3971; email: cpstf@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nomination Submissions
Nomination packages must be submitted electronically to the address
above, and should include:
(1) The nominee's current curriculum vitae;
(2) A brief biographic sketch of the nominee;
(3) The nominee's contact information, including mailing address,
email address, and telephone number; and
(4) A brief explanation of how the nominee meets the qualification
requirements and how he/she would contribute to the CPSTF. The
information provided should also attest to the nominee's willingness to
serve as a member of the CPSTF.
HHS/CDC will later ask persons under serious consideration for
CPSTF membership to provide detailed information that will permit
evaluation of possible significant conflicts of interest.
To obtain diverse perspectives, HHS/CDC encourages nominations of
women and members of minority populations. Interested individuals can
self-nominate. Organizations and individuals may nominate one or more
persons qualified for membership on the CPSTF. Federal employees are
not eligible to be CPSTF members. Individuals nominated prior to this
round, who continue to have interest in serving on the CPSTF, should be
re-nominated.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the CPSTF and support its mission, a nominee must,
at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge, experience, and national
leadership in the following areas:
The critical evaluation of research or policy, and/or in
the methods of evidence review; and
Research, evaluation, or implementation of community and/
or
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health system-based programs, policies, or services to improve
population health.
Strongest consideration will be given to individuals with expertise
and experience:
That is applied, with practical applications for public
health action;
That addresses broad public health considerations, or is
beyond one or two highly defined areas;
In state and/or local health departments; and
With policy.
In the current round of nominations, the strongest consideration
will also be given to people with expertise and experience in
systematic review methods, minority health, and aging. The CPSTF will
also benefit from members with expertise and experience in the
following areas: Youth populations; environmental health; injury (in
particular substance abuse and violence prevention); media,
communications, and marketing; public health nursing; and economic
analysis.
Candidates with experience and skills in any of these areas should
highlight them in their nomination materials.
All nominated individuals will be considered for CPSTF membership.
Applicants must have no substantial conflicts of interest, whether
financial, professional, or intellectual, that would impair the
scientific integrity of the work of the CPSTF and must be willing to
complete regular conflict of interest disclosures.
Applicants must have the ability to work collaboratively with a
team of diverse professionals who support the mission of the CPSTF.
Applicants must have adequate time to contribute substantively to the
work products of the CPSTF.
Nominee Selection
Appointments to the CPSTF will be made on the basis of
qualifications as outlined above (see Qualification Requirements) and
the current expertise needs of the CPSTF.
Background
The CPSTF was established in 1996 by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to identify population health interventions that
are scientifically proven to save lives, increase lifespans, and
improve quality of life. The CPSTF produces recommendations (and
identifies evidence gaps) to help inform the decision making of
federal, state, and local health departments, other government
agencies, communities, healthcare providers and organizations,
employers, schools and research organizations.
The CPSTF, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonfederal, unpaid panel
of public health and prevention experts that is statutorily mandated to
provide evidence-based findings and recommendations about community
preventive services, programs, and policies to improve health (Public
Health Service Act Sec. 399U(a)). Its members represent a broad range
of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive
services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention. The
CPSTF members are appointed by the CDC Director and serve five year
terms, with extensions possible in order to maintain a full scope of
expertise, complete specific work, and ensure consistency of CPSTF
methods and recommendations. HHS/CDC provides ``ongoing administrative,
research, and technical support for the operations of the Task Force''
as directed by the Public Health Service Act Sec. 399U(c).
The CPSTF bases its recommendations on rigorous, replicable
systematic reviews of the scientific literature, which do all of the
following:
Evaluate the strength and limitations of published
scientific studies about community-based health promotion and disease
prevention programs, services, and policies;
Assess whether the programs, services, and policies are
effective in promoting health and preventing disease, injury, and
disability;
Examine the applicability of these programs, services, and
policies to varied populations and settings; and
Conduct economic analyses of recommended interventions.
These systematic reviews are conducted, with CPSTF oversight, by
scientists and subject matter experts from HHS/CDC in collaboration
with a wide range of government, academic, policy, and practice-based
partners. CPSTF findings and recommendations, and the systematic
reviews on which they are based are available at
www.thecommunityguide.org.
Time Commitment
The CPSTF conducts three, two-day meetings each year that are open
to the public. In addition, a significant portion of the CPSTF's work
occurs between meetings during conference calls and via email
discussions. Member duties include overseeing the process of
prioritizing Task Force work, participating in the development and
refinement of systematic review methods, serving as members of
individual review teams, and issuing recommendations and findings to
help inform the decision making process about policy, practice,
research, and research funding in a wide range of U.S. settings. The
estimated workload for CPSTF members is approximately 168 hours a year
in addition to the three in-person meetings. The members are all
volunteers and do not receive any compensation beyond support for
travel to in-person meetings.
Dated: September 22, 2015.
Veronica Kennedy,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat, Office of the
Chief of Staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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