[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45454-45455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21217]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of
Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby giving notice that the Secretary's Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee is scheduled to meet for two days, on September 17
and 18, 2009. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) on September 17, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT on
September 18.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, Room 800 Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Executive Secretary,
Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020, 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; Telephone: (240) 453-8259; Fax (240) 453-8281.
Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Every ten years, through the Healthy People
initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (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 the national health promotion and disease
prevention objectives. Healthy People provides science-based, ten-year
national objectives for promotion of health and preventing disease.
Since 1980, 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 assessment of
major risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities,
and emerging technologies related to our nation's health preparedness
and prevention.
The Committee will provide advice and consultation to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services for developing and implementing the next
iteration of the national health promotion and disease prevention goals
and objectives and provide recommendations for initiatives to occur
during the 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.
Purpose of Meeting: This meeting is being held for the Committee to
develop recommendations regarding implementation, evidence-based
actions, data, priorities, and the application of the social
determinants of health. The Committee will address issues regarding the
development and implementation of the nation's health promotion and
disease prevention objectives for 2020 and approaches for improving the
health status of and reducing the health risks for Americans by the
year 2020.
Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to observe
this advisory committee meeting. Please note that there will be no
opportunity for oral public comments during the Committee meeting.
Written comments are welcome throughout the development process of the
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020.
Comments may 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 observe the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register to
attend at the Healthy People Web site, http://www.healthypeople.gov.
Registrations must be completed by 5 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2009.
Space for the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until
maximum room capacity is reached. A waiting list will be
[[Page 45455]]
maintained should registrations exceed room capacity. Individuals on
the waiting list will be contacted as additional space for the meeting
becomes available. On September 17 and 18, 2009, registered meeting
attendees should arrive 45 minutes prior to the start of the meeting
for the necessary security procedures to be conducted. Security
procedures require that all registered public attendees must present a
valid photo identification (i.e., driver's license) and be escorted by
appropriate Federal staff to the designated meeting site.
Registration questions may be directed to Hillary Scherer at the
following e-mail address: [email protected], by phone on (301) 634-9374
or by fax at (301) 634-9301.
Dated: August 28, 2009.
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
P.T., M.S.W., RADM, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion.
[FR Doc. E9-21217 Filed 9-1-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-32-P