[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72483-72484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28203]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Seventh and Eighth Meetings 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 seventh and eighth meetings of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020 (Committee). These meetings will be open to the
public. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 will address issues
regarding the development and implementation of the nation's health
promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020 and activities to
improve the health status of 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 online on December 17, 2008 from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.). The Committee will meet in
person for two days: January 7, 2009, from 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST) to 5:30 p.m. EST, and January 8, 2009, from 9 a.m. EST until 1:30
p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The Committee's December 17, 2008 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.
The Committee's January 7 and 8, 2009 meeting will be held in-person at
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, located at 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 800,
Washington, DC 20201.
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
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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 December 17, 2008 Committee meeting and the in-
person January 7 and 8, 2009 Committee meeting. There will be no
opportunity for oral public comments during the Committee's 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 [email protected]. Please note that the public comment Web
site will be updated throughout the Healthy People development process,
so people should return to the Web site frequently and provide their
input.
To attend the Committee's meetings, individuals must pre-register
for each meeting at the Healthy People Web site located at http://www.healthypeople.gov. Participation in the meetings is limited to
space available. Registrations for the December 17, 2008 meeting will
be accepted until maximum WebEx capacity is reached and must be
completed by 9 a.m. EST on December 17, 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. Registrations for the January 7 and 8, 2009 meeting
must be completed by 5 p.m. EST on January 2, 2009. Space for the
meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until maximum room
capacity is reached. A waiting list will be maintained should
registrations exceed room capacity. Individuals on the waiting list
will be contacted as additional space for the meeting becomes
available. On January 7 and 8, 2009, confirmed registrants for the
Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020 meeting must present valid photo
identification (i.e., driver's license) and should arrive 45 minutes
prior to the start of the meeting to pass through security.
Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at
[email protected] (e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone), or (301) 634-9301
(fax).
Dated: November 21, 2008.
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
RADM, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion).
[FR Doc. E8-28203 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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