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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Center For Scientific Review; Amended
Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a change in
the meeting of the Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel,
November 17, 2015, 11:00 a.m. to
November 17, 2015, 5:00 p.m., National
Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 which was
published in theFederal Register on
October 22, 2015, 80 FR 64007.
The meeting notice is amended to
change the date of the meeting from
November 17, 2015 to December 3,
2015. The meeting time and location
remains the same. The meeting is closed
to the public.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015–27584 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
NIH Pathways to Prevention
Workshop: Total Worker Health®—
What’s Work Got To Do With It?
The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) will host a workshop about
Total Worker Health® on December 9–
10, 2015. The workshop is free and open
to the public.
DATES: December 9, 2015, from 8:30
a.m.–1:30 p.m. and December 10, 2015,
from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
at the NIH, Masur Auditorium, Building
10 (Clinical Center), 9000 Rockville
Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Registration and workshop information
are available on the NIH Office of
Disease Prevention (ODP) Web site at
https://prevention.nih.gov/twh.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information concerning this
workshop, contact the ODP at
prevention@mail.nih.gov, 6100
Executive Blvd., Room 2B03, MSC 7523,
Bethesda, MD 20892–7523; Telephone:
301–496–1508; FAX: 301–480–7660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Total
Worker Health (TWH) approach is
defined as policies, programs, and
practices that integrate protection from
work-related safety and health hazards
with promotion of injury and illness
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prevention efforts to advance worker
well-being. National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) launched the Total Worker
Health program to improve worker
health and workplace safety.
One hundred forty-five million
Americans are workers, and most spend
at least 50% of their active time at the
workplace. Despite improvements in
occupational safety and health over the
last several decades, workers continue
to suffer work-related illnesses, injuries,
and deaths. In 2007, it is estimated that
there were over 53,000 deaths caused by
work-related illnesses, and the
estimated total cost of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities was
$250 billion. Furthermore, according to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2013,
more than 4,500 U.S. workers died from
work-related injuries, and more than 3
million workers had a nonfatal
occupational injury or illness. Also in
2013, according to the NIOSH, 2.8
million workers were treated in
emergency departments for
occupational injuries and illnesses, and
approximately 140,000 workers were
hospitalized.
TWH builds upon a foundation of
protecting workers from work-related
exposures and hazards by championing
a holistic understanding of the myriad
of factors that influence safety, health,
and well-being. An integrated approach
recognizes that risk factors in the
workplace can contribute to many
health problems previously considered
unrelated to work, including
cardiovascular disease, obesity,
depression, and sleep disorders. With
wide variation in the landscape of the
workplace (e.g., workplace culture,
organization of work, working
conditions, size of the employer) and
the workforce (e.g., age, gender, access
to preventive health care), this often
translates to diversity in the safety and
health risks for each industry sector and
the need for tailored, comprehensive
interventions.
Traditionally, workplace systems
addressing worker safety, health, and
well-being have operated separately. An
integrated approach would address the
overall influences that the nature and
conditions of the work itself (e.g., stress
levels, work schedules, trip or fall
hazards) have on worker health. TWH
promotes the integration of diverse
relevant programs, including
occupational safety and health, worksite
health, disability management, workers’
compensation, and human resource
benefits. There is evidence that
combining efforts through integrated
workplace interventions helps safeguard
the well-being of workers.
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Although the benefits and synergistic
possibilities of an integrated approach
may seem obvious, integrated programs
have not been sufficiently validated by
the current research. To better
understand the benefits of an integrated
approach, the NIH will engage in a
rigorous assessment of the available
scientific evidence. The NIOSH, the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, and the NIH Office of Disease
Prevention (ODP) are sponsoring the
December 9–10, 2015, Pathways to
Prevention Workshop: Total Worker
Health®—What’s Work Got to Do With
It? The workshop will evaluate the
current state of knowledge on integrated
approaches to worker safety, health, and
well-being and will plot the direction
for future research. Specifically, the
workshop will seek to clarify the
following questions:
• What studies exist assessing
integrated interventions?
• What are the known benefits and
harms of integrated interventions?
• What are the characteristics of
effective integrated/combined
interventions and programs?
• What factors influence the
effectiveness of integrated
interventions?
• What are the key evidence gaps?
Initial planning for each Pathways to
Prevention workshop, regardless of the
topic, is coordinated by a Content-Area
Expert Group that nominates panelists
and speakers and develops and finalizes
questions that frame the workshop.
After the questions are finalized, an
evidence report is prepared by an
Evidence-based Practice Center, through
a contract with the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
During the 11⁄2-day workshop, invited
experts discuss the body of evidence,
and attendees provide comments during
open discussion periods. After weighing
evidence from the evidence report,
expert presentations, and public
comments, an unbiased, independent
panel prepares a draft report that
identifies research gaps and future
research priorities. The draft report is
posted on the ODP Web site for public
comment. After reviewing the public
comments, the panel prepares a final
report, which is also posted on the ODP
Web site. Approximately 6–8 months
after the workshop, the ODP convenes a
Federal Partners Meeting to review the
panel report and identify possible
opportunities for collaboration.
Please Note: As part of measures to ensure
the safety of the NIH employees and
property, all visitors must be prepared to
show a photo ID upon request. Visitors may
be required to pass through a metal detector
and have bags, backpacks, or purses
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Center For Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Center for
Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, November 17, 2015, 11:00 a.m.
to November 17, 2015, 5:00 p.m., National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 which was published in theFederal
Register on October 22, 2015, 80 FR 64007.
The meeting notice is amended to change the date of the meeting
from November 17, 2015 to December 3, 2015. The meeting time and
location remains the same. The meeting is closed to the public.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-27584 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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