[Federal Register: December 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 230)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-0450X]
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 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. 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
Evaluation of the Poison Help Campaign to Enhance Public Awareness
of the National Poison Toll-Free Number, Poison Center Access, and
Poison Prevention--New--National Center for Injury Control and
Prevention (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and brief description:
Every day more than 6,000 calls about poison emergencies are placed
to poison control centers (PCCs) throughout the United States. Although
PCCs clearly save lives and reduce healthcare costs, the system that
delivers care and prevents poisoning is comprised of more than 131
telephone numbers and thousands of disjointed local prevention efforts.
As a result public and professional access to an essential emergency
service has been hampered by a confusing array of telephone numbers and
by an inability to mount a full-fledged national poison center
awareness campaign.
The Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106-174) was signed into legislation in February 2000 with the
intent to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize
funding of regional PCCs. In October 1999, in response to the impending
passage of this legislation, CDC and the Health Services Resource
Administration (HRSA) began funding and administering a cooperative
agreement with the American Association of Poison Control Centers
(AAPCC). The agreement called for the establishment of a National
Poison Prevention and Control Program. The purpose of this program is
to support an integrated system of poison prevention and control
services including: coordination of all PCCs through development,
implementation, and evaluation of standardized public education;
development of a plan to improve national toxicosurveillance and data
systems; and support of a national public service media campaign.
The purpose of the national media campaign is to launch a national
toll-free helpline entitled Poison Help (1-800-222-1222) that the
general public, health professionals, and others can use to access
poison emergency services and prevention information 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. The campaign was launched nationally in January 2002
with a special interest in targeting high-risk populations such as
parents of children under age 6, older adults between 60-80 years of
age, and underserved groups who are often not reached effectively
through public health communication efforts.
Two telephone surveys will be conducted to assess the reach and
impact of campaign activities and the overall effectiveness of the
awareness campaign. The High-Risk Population Survey will be conducted
with parents of children under age 6 to assess their awareness of the
national toll-free number, awareness of PCCs and the services they
provide, and poison prevention knowledge. The High-Risk Population
Survey was originally intended to also gather information from older
adults ages 60-80, however, limited resources necessitate that the data
collection focus on poisonings among young children, which represent
more than half of all unintentional poisonings. The Helpline Caller
Survey will be conducted with persons who have contacted a PCC to
ascertain whether callers have seen or heard Poison Help prevention
messages, their awareness of the 1-800-222-1222 number and how they
learned of it, and how they rate the ease of accessing poison emergency
services or
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prevention information. There is no cost to respondents other than
their time. The estimated annualized burden is 157 hours.
Annualized Burden Table:
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ respondents
respondents respondents (in hours)
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Screened Households:
Helpline Callers............................................ 430 1 .5/60
High-Risk Population........................................ 1400 1 1/60
Respondents:
Helpline Callers............................................ 300 1 10/60
High-Risk Population........................................ 600 1 8/60
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Dated: November 24, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-26487 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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