[Federal Register: December 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 244)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-12-04]

 
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: ``Physical Activity: The Arthritis Pain 
Reliever'' Campaign Evaluation--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Arthritis affects nearly 43 million Americans, or about one in 
every six people, and is the leading cause of disability among adults 
in the United States. Because of the broad public health impact of this 
disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed 
the National Arthritis Action Plan in 1998 as a comprehensive approach 
to reducing the burden of arthritis on the United States. As part of 
its efforts to implement the National Arthritis Action Plan, CDC, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
developed a physical activity campaign, People with Arthritis (PWA). 
PWA targets African American and Caucasian men and women aged 45-64, 
high school education or less, with an annual income less than $35,000 
per year. Campaign materials include print ads, 15-, 30- and 60-second 
radio public service announcements, and desktop displays with brochures 
for pharmacies, doctors' offices, and community centers. The campaign 
objectives are to increase target audience members' (1) beliefs about 
physical activity as an arthritis management strategy (there are 
``things they can do'' to make arthritis better, and physical activity 
is an important part of arthritis management); (2) knowledge of the 
benefits of physical activity and appropriate physical activity for 
people with arthritis; (3) confidence in their ability to be physically 
active, and (4) trial of physical activity behaviors.
    During 2002, the health communications campaign, ``Physical 
Activity: The Arthritis Pain Reliever'' was pilot-tested by 6 CDC-
funded states. CDC plans to disseminate the health communications 
arthritis campaign to 38 CDC-funded states. The preliminary pilot tests 
focused on reach and exposure. The purpose of this evaluation is to 
determine if core campaign messages are reaching the target audience; 
and if so, how they are affecting knowledge, beliefs, confidence and 
behaviors of people with arthritis. CDC will use the data from this 
evaluation to make recommendations to state health departments and 
their partners on the use of this media campaign.
    In this data collection, CDC proposes to conduct an evaluation 
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convenience samples in three markets, including two test markets and 
one comparison market using a quasi-experimental design. The primary 
method for data collection will be a 15-minute tracking survey 
administered via telephone. The survey will be conducted before and 
after the campaign. Six months after the post campaign data collection, 
CDC will conduct a follow-up survey on approximately one-third of the 
respondents who participated in the post campaign data collection. The 
annualized burden for this data collection is 555 hours.

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                                                                                                   Average hours
                           Respondents                               Number of     Responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Pre-campaign....................................................             960               1           15/60
Post-campaign...................................................             960               1           15/60
Follow-up.......................................................             300               1           15/60
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    Dated: December 11, 2003
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-31308 Filed 12-18-03; 8:45 am]

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