[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11183-11184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5157]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-10-10BU]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 or
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Case Studies of Communities and States Funded under Community
Activities under the Communities Putting Prevention to Work
Initiative--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the primary
Federal agency for protecting health and promoting quality of life
through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability.
CDC is committed to programs that reduce the health and economic
consequences of the leading causes of death and disability, thereby
ensuring a long, productive, healthy life for all people.
Chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are
among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States.
Chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the U.S., and cause
major limitations in daily living for almost one out of 10 Americans.
Although chronic diseases are among the most common and costly health
problems, they are also among the most preventable. Adopting healthy
behaviors such as eating nutritious foods, being physically active and
avoiding tobacco use can prevent or control the devastating effects of
these diseases.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the ``Recovery
Act'') allotted $650 million to the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to support evidence-based prevention and wellness
strategies. The cornerstone of the initiative is the Communities
Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Community Program, administered by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through this
program, all states and territories, and approximately 35-45
communities, will receive cooperative agreement funding to implement
evidence-based community approaches to chronic disease prevention over
a 24-month period.
Funded recipients will work with partners such as local and state
health departments and other governmental agencies, health centers,
schools, businesses, community and faith-based organizations, academic
institutions, health care, mental health/substance abuse organizations,
health plans, and others to create policies, systems, and environments
that promote: (1) increased levels of physical activity, improved
nutrition, and decreased prevalence of overweight/obesity; and (2)
decreased tobacco use and decreased exposure to secondhand smoke. Each
CPPW-funded state or community will choose to emphasize prevention
objectives related to physical activity and nutrition, or tobacco.
Toward that end, each funded recipient has selected strategies for
implementing change from each of five categories involving media,
access, price, point of purchase decision, and support services
(MAPPS). Applicants for CPPW funding selected their approaches from a
reference set of evidence-based strategies provided by CDC.
CDC proposes to collect information from a subset of CPPW awardees
to gain insight into the factors and variables that facilitate or
hinder the successful implementation of these strategies and the
effective creation of the desired policy, system, and environmental
changes. CDC plans to conduct intensive case studies of six CPPW-funded
states and 15 CPPW-funded communities. The case study sites will be
selected to include a mix of state or community characteristics related
to population density, geographic region, and targeted population. Case
study information will be collected by conducting personal interviews
with approximately 20 key informants at each of the 21 CPPW-funded
sites. Respondents at each site will include project management (5),
project staff (5), community partners (5), and policy makers/community
decision makers (5). Information will be collected at the beginning of
the CPPW funding period and again approximately 18 months post-award.
OMB approval is requested for two years.
The proposed information collection is one component of a larger
evaluation
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plan for states and communities that receive Recovery Act funding
through the CPPW initiative. Participation is required as a condition
of receiving the cooperative agreement.
The case study information to be collected will assist the Federal
government, state and local governments, and communities in planning
future strategies designed to promote sustainable policy, systems and
environmental changes that improve public health. Understanding the key
variables and contextual factors that inhibit or accelerate successful
implementation of these strategies will allow states and communities to
anticipate such issues in advance, adapt their environment and context
so it is more supportive, or choose only strategies that seem to map
well to their current environment and context. As a result of the CPPW
program, powerful models of success are expected to emerge that can be
replicated in other states and communities.
The long-term goals of the CPPW are to modify the environmental
determinants of risk factors for chronic diseases, prevent or delay
chronic diseases, promote wellness in children and adults, and provide
positive, sustainable health change in communities.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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CPPW Awardees, Community Partners, and Community 420 1 2.5 1,050
Decision Makers................................
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Dated: March 3, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-5157 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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