[Federal Register: September 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 182)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(30 Day-05-04KJ)
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) 371-5983 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human Resources
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, via 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--The National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control (NCIPC).
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 a national media campaign was launched to establish 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 Poison Help campaign is the only national and
regional media effort to promote awareness and use of the national
toll-free number. The prospective audience for the Poison Help campaign
is very broad--any person at any time is a potential user.
To evaluate the campaign's current performance a General Population
Survey will be conducted with 2,500 households in the United States.
The General Population Survey supplies unique and essential information
that provides CDC and HRSA with data on variations in awareness and use
of the national toll-free number. These data will also suggest which
campaign messages about poison prevention or available PCC services
have resonated most strongly with various audiences. Results will be
used to make comparisons with future evaluation activities and to make
improvements to future campaign efforts. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The total annualized estimated
burden hours are 382.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Screened Households.......................................... 2,940 1 1/60
Survey Respondents........................................... 2,500 1 8/60
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Dated: September 15, 2005.
Betsey S. Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-18790 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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