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within the government and among the
general public, as well as to inform
BPHC’s future development by
analyzing and drawing lessons from its
earlier administration of the Health
Center Program.
Likely Respondents: Interviews are
expected with current and former BPHC
employees, as well as representatives of
the National Association of Community
Health Centers, other national
organizations, state and regional
Primary Care Associations, and HRSAfunded health centers. A list of possible
interviewees has been compiled with
input by current and former HRSA
leadership and staff. A total of 35–50
interviews are expected.
Interviews will be conducted virtually
by a trained moderator and note taker,
using a structured in-depth interview
guide. Each interview is expected to last
approximately one hour. It is also
anticipated that interviewees may spend
up to 15 minutes preparing for their
interviews, for example by reviewing
historical files. Signed consent forms
regarding participation and the use of
recording devices during the interview
will be obtained from each participant
prior to their participation in the
interviews. The in-depth interview
guide is available upon request.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to: Review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data
sources; complete and review the
collection of information; and transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
The total annual burden hours
estimated for this ICR are summarized
in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Historical interview ...............................................................
50
1
50
1.25
62.5
Total ..............................................................................
50
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50
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62.5
HRSA specifically requests comments
on (1) the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions, (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Opportunity To
Become an Office on Women’s Health
(OWH) Self-Measured Blood Pressure
(SMBP) Program Partner; Notice by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Office on Women’s Health,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ (HHS)
Office on Women’s Health (OWH)
invites public and private sector
SUMMARY:
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organizations to apply to become an
OWH Self-Measured Blood Pressure
(SMBP) Partner. This ongoing
partnership opportunity engages
support from partner organizations to
promote SMBP and encourages women
to maintain healthy blood pressure
levels at every age and stage of their
lives. Through the OWH SMBP
Partnership Program (‘‘SMBP
Program’’), OWH seeks to increase
knowledge and access to SMBP
information and resources, as well as
encourage organizations to address heart
health disparities, prevent hypertension,
promote self-measured blood pressure,
and improve health equity on a
community level. The SMBP Program
will launch during the 2nd annual
observance of National Women’s Blood
Pressure Awareness Week (NWBPAW),
October 17–23, 2021. The SMBP
Program will build on momentum
generated by NWBPAW, which
emphasizes the importance of blood
pressure control and empowers women
to improve their heart health through
simple, everyday actions.
Eligibility: Any organization may
apply to be a SMBP Program partner.
The selected SMBP Program partners
may be recognized for their commitment
and their work toward achieving the
goals of the program.
SMBP Program partners can be public
and private organizations such as those
at the state, local, county, and tribal
levels, non-governmental organizations,
non-profit organizations, businesses,
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academic organizations, organizations
that impact health outcomes,
philanthropic organizations, and tribal
organizations that identify themselves
as being aligned with or promoting the
goals of the program.
Organizations that work in areas such
as fitness, nutrition, housing, health
education, and those working to
improve health outcomes in women
may apply. Social organizations that
work with, or have access to large
populations of women, organizations
promoting women in sports, and childcare facilities may apply. Organizations
that have a defibrillator accessible
onsite and are willing to make a selfmeasured blood pressure cuff accessible
onsite, and organizations that identify
themselves as being aligned with, or
promoting blood pressure control are
encouraged to apply.
All organizations may apply.
Individuals are not eligible to become
an SMBP Program partner.
Applicants shall submit a letter of
interest and identify how they support
or plan to support the SMBP Program
goals. Applicants will be considered
according to the organization’s
commitment to support those goals.
SMBP Program partners may receive
recognition from OWH on
womenshealth.gov, girlshealth.gov, or
OWH Social Media platforms. They may
also receive SMBP information and
resources for dissemination.
The following activities may be
considered as an organization’s
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demonstrated commitment to the SMBP
Program’s overarching goals and
objectives:
• Working to increase behaviors
women can take to improve their heart
health;
• Increasing access to resources and
information regarding hypertension,
cardiovascular disease, health risks
associated with high blood pressure,
and factors that increase the risk of high
blood pressure;
• Increasing knowledge and
utilization of SMBP activities (also
referred to as ‘‘self-monitoring’’);
• Increasing understanding of blood
pressure needs and understanding of
blood pressure numbers;
• Increasing number of women
collaborating with healthcare providers
with a focus on self-monitoring blood
pressure control, with special
consideration to adapt or modify
activities to meet the needs of diverse,
minority, underserved, and hard to
reach populations;
• Expanding efforts to reach those
disproportionately affected by high
blood pressure, including Black or
African American women, Latina
women, Asian/Pacific Islander women,
American Indian/Alaska Native women,
women of reproductive age, women in
rural communities, and women across
the lifespan, to include those negatively
affected by comorbidities and social
determinants of health;
• Developing partnerships to promote
SMBP across a variety of sectors,
including business, community,
academic, education, faith based,
government, health care, media, public
health, and technology;
• Partnering with national, state,
tribal, or local volunteer organizations
to provide education, training, or
programs regarding health promotion,
disease prevention, hypertension,
SMBP, health disparities, health equity,
and well-being; and/or
• Including information in their
public facing materials about programs
for hypertension, addressing SMBP,
eliminating disparities, achieving health
equity, and/or promoting well-being in
communities.
Funds: Neither HHS nor OWH will
provide funds to support SMBP Program
partners. Applicants, OWH, and SMBP
Program partners will not be expected to
contribute funds.
Application: Organizations may apply
to be an SMBP Program partner.
Organizations should submit a letter of
interest acknowledging their support of
the SMBP Program’s overarching goals.
Organizations interested in being SMBP
Program partners shall identify in their
letters of interest those activities from
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the list noted above that demonstrate
commitment to the SMBP Program’s
overarching goals and objectives and
indicate how they address or support
those goals.
DATES: Letters of interest to become an
SMBP Program partner should be
submitted to OWHBPPartner@hhs.gov.
Letters of interest will be accepted
starting October 1, 2021 and will be
reviewed periodically. OWH will
conduct informational webinars for
interested applicants. Interested
organizations may use the following
links to register for the informational
webinars:
• September 24, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET)
• September 27, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET)
Letters of interest can be
submitted via email to OWHBPPartner@
hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keiva Nelson, Office on Women’s
Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Health, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services; 200 Independence
Avenue SW, 712E, Washington, DC
20201; Email: OWHBPPartner@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The HHS Office on
Women’s Health (OWH) is charged with
providing expert advice and
consultation to the Secretary concerning
scientific, legal, ethical, and policy
issues related to women’s health. OWH
establishes short-range and long-range
goals within the Department and
coordinates on activities within the
Department that relate to disease
prevention, health promotion, service
delivery, research, and public and
health care professional education, for
issues of particular concern to women
throughout their lifespan. OWH
monitors the Department’s activities
regarding women’s health and identifies
needs regarding the coordination of
activities. OWH is also responsible for
facilitating the exchange of information
through the National Women’s Health
Information Center. Additionally, OWH
coordinates efforts to promote women’s
health programs and policies with the
private sector.
Requirements of Interested
Organizations: OWH invites
organizations to submit a letter of
interest to become a SMBP Program
partner.
Organizations selected by OWH to be
SMBP Program partners will sign a
letter of understanding (LOU) with
OWH outlining the terms and
parameters of their support for the
SMBP Program. Selection as an SMBP
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Program partner does not imply any
federal endorsement of the collaborating
organization’s general policies,
activities, or products.
Eligibility for Interested
Organizations: To be eligible to become
an SMBP Program partner, an
organization shall: (1) Have a
demonstrated interest in, understanding
of, and experience with working to
promote access to resources and
information regarding hypertension,
cardiovascular disease, factors that
increase the risk of high blood pressure,
health risks associated with high blood
pressure, prevention strategies and selfmeasured blood pressure, health
disparities, and health equity or (2) have
an organizational or corporate mission
that is aligned with the SMBP Program’s
goals; and (3) agree to sign a LOU with
OWH, which will set forth the details of
how the organization is supporting the
goals of the SMBP Program.
Letter of Interest Requirements: Each
SMBP Program letter of interest shall
contain: (1) Organization name,
location, website, and submitter’s
contact information; (2) a brief
description of the organization’s
mission and/or values; and (3) a
description of how the organization
supports or plans to support the SMBP
Program goals.
Submission of a letter of interest does
not guarantee acceptance as a SMBP
Program partner.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 237a and 42
U.S.C. 300u–2(a).
Dated: September 14, 2021.
Dorothy A. Fink,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s
Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Opportunity To Become an Office on Women's Health
(OWH) Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Program Partner; Notice by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AGENCY: Office on Women's Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office
on Women's Health (OWH) invites public and private sector organizations
to apply to become an OWH Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Partner.
This ongoing partnership opportunity engages support from partner
organizations to promote SMBP and encourages women to maintain healthy
blood pressure levels at every age and stage of their lives. Through
the OWH SMBP Partnership Program (``SMBP Program''), OWH seeks to
increase knowledge and access to SMBP information and resources, as
well as encourage organizations to address heart health disparities,
prevent hypertension, promote self-measured blood pressure, and improve
health equity on a community level. The SMBP Program will launch during
the 2nd annual observance of National Women's Blood Pressure Awareness
Week (NWBPAW), October 17-23, 2021. The SMBP Program will build on
momentum generated by NWBPAW, which emphasizes the importance of blood
pressure control and empowers women to improve their heart health
through simple, everyday actions.
Eligibility: Any organization may apply to be a SMBP Program
partner. The selected SMBP Program partners may be recognized for their
commitment and their work toward achieving the goals of the program.
SMBP Program partners can be public and private organizations such
as those at the state, local, county, and tribal levels, non-
governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, businesses,
academic organizations, organizations that impact health outcomes,
philanthropic organizations, and tribal organizations that identify
themselves as being aligned with or promoting the goals of the program.
Organizations that work in areas such as fitness, nutrition,
housing, health education, and those working to improve health outcomes
in women may apply. Social organizations that work with, or have access
to large populations of women, organizations promoting women in sports,
and child-care facilities may apply. Organizations that have a
defibrillator accessible onsite and are willing to make a self-measured
blood pressure cuff accessible onsite, and organizations that identify
themselves as being aligned with, or promoting blood pressure control
are encouraged to apply.
All organizations may apply.
Individuals are not eligible to become an SMBP Program partner.
Applicants shall submit a letter of interest and identify how they
support or plan to support the SMBP Program goals. Applicants will be
considered according to the organization's commitment to support those
goals.
SMBP Program partners may receive recognition from OWH on
womenshealth.gov, girlshealth.gov, or OWH Social Media platforms. They
may also receive SMBP information and resources for dissemination.
The following activities may be considered as an organization's
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demonstrated commitment to the SMBP Program's overarching goals and
objectives:
Working to increase behaviors women can take to improve
their heart health;
Increasing access to resources and information regarding
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, health risks associated with high
blood pressure, and factors that increase the risk of high blood
pressure;
Increasing knowledge and utilization of SMBP activities
(also referred to as ``self-monitoring'');
Increasing understanding of blood pressure needs and
understanding of blood pressure numbers;
Increasing number of women collaborating with healthcare
providers with a focus on self-monitoring blood pressure control, with
special consideration to adapt or modify activities to meet the needs
of diverse, minority, underserved, and hard to reach populations;
Expanding efforts to reach those disproportionately
affected by high blood pressure, including Black or African American
women, Latina women, Asian/Pacific Islander women, American Indian/
Alaska Native women, women of reproductive age, women in rural
communities, and women across the lifespan, to include those negatively
affected by comorbidities and social determinants of health;
Developing partnerships to promote SMBP across a variety
of sectors, including business, community, academic, education, faith
based, government, health care, media, public health, and technology;
Partnering with national, state, tribal, or local
volunteer organizations to provide education, training, or programs
regarding health promotion, disease prevention, hypertension, SMBP,
health disparities, health equity, and well-being; and/or
Including information in their public facing materials
about programs for hypertension, addressing SMBP, eliminating
disparities, achieving health equity, and/or promoting well-being in
communities.
Funds: Neither HHS nor OWH will provide funds to support SMBP
Program partners. Applicants, OWH, and SMBP Program partners will not
be expected to contribute funds.
Application: Organizations may apply to be an SMBP Program partner.
Organizations should submit a letter of interest acknowledging their
support of the SMBP Program's overarching goals. Organizations
interested in being SMBP Program partners shall identify in their
letters of interest those activities from the list noted above that
demonstrate commitment to the SMBP Program's overarching goals and
objectives and indicate how they address or support those goals.
DATES: Letters of interest to become an SMBP Program partner should be
submitted to [email protected]. Letters of interest will be accepted
starting October 1, 2021 and will be reviewed periodically. OWH will
conduct informational webinars for interested applicants. Interested
organizations may use the following links to register for the
informational webinars:
September 24, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
September 27, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
ADDRESSES: Letters of interest can be submitted via email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keiva Nelson, Office on Women's
Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services; 200 Independence Avenue SW, 712E,
Washington, DC 20201; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH) is charged with
providing expert advice and consultation to the Secretary concerning
scientific, legal, ethical, and policy issues related to women's
health. OWH establishes short-range and long-range goals within the
Department and coordinates on activities within the Department that
relate to disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery,
research, and public and health care professional education, for issues
of particular concern to women throughout their lifespan. OWH monitors
the Department's activities regarding women's health and identifies
needs regarding the coordination of activities. OWH is also responsible
for facilitating the exchange of information through the National
Women's Health Information Center. Additionally, OWH coordinates
efforts to promote women's health programs and policies with the
private sector.
Requirements of Interested Organizations: OWH invites organizations
to submit a letter of interest to become a SMBP Program partner.
Organizations selected by OWH to be SMBP Program partners will sign
a letter of understanding (LOU) with OWH outlining the terms and
parameters of their support for the SMBP Program. Selection as an SMBP
Program partner does not imply any federal endorsement of the
collaborating organization's general policies, activities, or products.
Eligibility for Interested Organizations: To be eligible to become
an SMBP Program partner, an organization shall: (1) Have a demonstrated
interest in, understanding of, and experience with working to promote
access to resources and information regarding hypertension,
cardiovascular disease, factors that increase the risk of high blood
pressure, health risks associated with high blood pressure, prevention
strategies and self-measured blood pressure, health disparities, and
health equity or (2) have an organizational or corporate mission that
is aligned with the SMBP Program's goals; and (3) agree to sign a LOU
with OWH, which will set forth the details of how the organization is
supporting the goals of the SMBP Program.
Letter of Interest Requirements: Each SMBP Program letter of
interest shall contain: (1) Organization name, location, website, and
submitter's contact information; (2) a brief description of the
organization's mission and/or values; and (3) a description of how the
organization supports or plans to support the SMBP Program goals.
Submission of a letter of interest does not guarantee acceptance as
a SMBP Program partner.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 237a and 42 U.S.C. 300u-2(a).
Dated: September 14, 2021.
Dorothy A. Fink,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-20456 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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