[Federal Register: August 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 160)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Fifth Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the provision
of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the fifth in a series of federal advisory committee meetings
regarding the national health promotion and disease prevention
objectives for 2020 to be held in Washington, DC. This meeting will be
open to the public. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 will review
the nation's health promotion and disease prevention objectives and
efforts to develop goals and objectives to improve the health status
and reduce health risks for Americans by the year 2020. The Committee
will provide to the Secretary of Health and Human Services advice and
consultation for developing and implementing the next iteration of
national health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives
and provide recommendations for initiatives to occur during the initial
implementation phase of the goals and objectives. HHS will use the
recommendations to inform the development of the national health
promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020 and the process
for implementing the objectives. The intent is to develop and launch
objectives designed to improve the health status and reduce health
risks for Americans by the year 2020.
DATES: The Committee will meet for two days: September 4, 2008 from
10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and September 5, 2008 from
10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online, via WebEx software. For
detailed instructions about how to make sure that your windows computer
and browser is set up for WebEx, please visit the ``Secretary's
Advisory Committee'' page of the Healthy People Web site at: http://
www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/advisory/default.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal
Officer, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-
100, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8259 (telephone), (240) 453-8281
(fax). Additional information is available on the Internet at http://
www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: Every 10 years, through
the Healthy People initiative, HHS leverages scientific insights and
lessons from the past decade, along with the new knowledge of current
data, trends, and innovations to develop the next iteration of national
health promotion and disease prevention objectives. Healthy People
provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting
health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and
monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of health
needs, encourage collaborations across sectors, guide individuals
toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our
prevention and health promotion activities. Healthy People 2020 will
reflect assessments of major risks to health and wellness, changing
public health priorities, and emerging issues related to our nation's
health preparedness and prevention.
Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited
to listen to the online Advisory Committee meeting. There will be no
opportunity for oral public comments during the online Secretary's
Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020 meeting. Written comments, however, are welcome
throughout the development process of the national health promotion and
disease prevention objectives for 2020. They can be submitted through
the Healthy People Web site at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/
comments/ or they can be e-mailed to HP2020@hhs.gov. Please note that
the public comment Web site will be updated throughout the Healthy
People development process, so people should return to the site
frequently and provide their input.
To listen to the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register
to attend the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 at the Healthy
People Web site located at http://www.healthypeople.gov. Participation
in the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until maximum
WebEx capacity is reached and must be completed by close of business
Eastern Daylight Time on September 2, 2008. A waiting list will be
maintained should registrations exceed WebEx capacity. Individuals on
the waiting list will be contacted as additional space for the meeting
becomes available.
Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at
HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone) or (301) 634-9301
(fax).
Dated: August 12, 2008.
Carter Blakey,
Acting Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
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