[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16128-16129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7171]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control Initiative:
New York City Health Bucks Program --New--National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Childhood obesity is a major public health concern. One out of
every five children is affected by overweight or obesity in the United
States, making it the most prevalent nutritional disease of this
population. Although increased consumption of fruits and vegetables has
been found to reduce long-term obesity risk, as well as risk of heart
disease and some cancers, relatively few children and adolescents
consume the USDA recommended minimum standard of five servings a day of
fruits and vegetables.
In response to this growing public health crisis, the Division of
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is working to identify promising
local programs and policies designed to prevent childhood obesity.
Priority is being given to programs and policies targeting improved
eating habits and physical activity levels among children in low-income
communities.
The New York City Health Bucks program, operated by the New York
City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), is one example of
this type of initiative. The program operates in three high-need,
underserved New York City neighborhoods: The South Bronx, North and
Central Brooklyn, and East and Central Harlem. Through the program,
targeted neighborhood residents are provided with $2 ``Health Bucks''
that can be redeemed at local farmers' markets for the purchase of
fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables. The Health Bucks program is
intended to increase fresh fruit and vegetable purchases and
consumption, and to increase access at the community level by
attracting local farmers to these underserved areas.
CDC plans to sponsor an evaluation of the NYC Health Bucks program
in 2010. Information will be collected from five groups of respondents:
Local community organizations involved in distributing Health Bucks to
individuals (200 respondents); farmers' market managers operating New
York City farmers' markets (90 respondents); farmers' market vendors
selling at New York City farmers' markets (474 respondents); farmers'
market consumers at New York City farmers' markets (2,348 respondents);
and residents of neighborhoods in which the NYC Health Bucks program
operates (1,000 respondents).
The evaluation plan calls for local community organizations to
complete a web-based questionnaire at the conclusion of the farmers'
market season. Farmers' market managers will complete a written survey
during the farmers' market season, with in-person follow up by trained
interviewers on site at farmers' markets for managers who do not
respond to the initial mailing. Farmers' market vendors will complete a
written survey administered by trained interviewers on site at farmers'
markets, and trained interviewers will also conduct written point-of-
purchase intercept surveys with farmers' market consumers. Finally,
telephone interviews will be conducted with a random sample of
residents in neighborhoods in which the NYC Health Bucks program
operates, and in-depth information will be collected from farmers'
market consumers and vendors through focus groups.
The results of the evaluation study will be used to: Assess the
program's ability to improve nutrition behaviors among targeted
participants; identify factors serving as barriers and facilitators to
program implementation and expected outcomes; provide feedback to the
DOHMH for the purposes of program improvement; and share results with
other entities interested in implementing similar programs.
Information collection will be conducted in English and Spanish.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time, and
participation is voluntary. The total estimated annualized burden hours
are 660.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average
Type of respondents Form type Number of responses per burden (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Local Community Organizations......... Local Community 200 1 10/60
Organization Survey.
Farmers' Market Managers.............. Farmers' Market Managers 90 1 8/60
Survey.
Farmers' Market Vendors............... Farmers' Market Vendor 450 1 7/60
Survey.
Farmers' Market Vendor 24 1 2
Focus Group.
Farmers' Market Consumers............. Consumer Point-of- 2,300 1 7/60
Purchase Survey.
Consumer Focus Group.... 48 1 2
NYC Health Bucks Neighborhood Neighborhood Resident 1,000 1 9/60
Residents. Survey.
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Dated: March 22, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-7171 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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