[Federal Register: January 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of First 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 first 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. These meetings 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: January 31, 2008 from 9
a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and on February 1, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. until 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 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: The names of the 13 members of the
Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020 are available at http://www.healthypeople.
gov.
Purpose of Meeting: Every 10 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 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
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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 technologies related to our
nation's health preparedness and prevention.
Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited
to observe the Advisory Committee meeting. Please note that there will
be no opportunity for oral public comments during the initial
Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives for 2020 meeting, however, written comments are
welcome throughout the development process of the national health
promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020 and may be e-
mailed to HP2020@hhs.gov.
To observe 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. Registrations must be
completed by close of business Eastern Standard Time January 28, 2007.
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 31 and February 1, 2008, 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 Hillary Scherer at
HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone) or (301) 634-9301
(fax).
Dated: January 9, 2008.
Penelope Slade Royall,
RADM, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion), Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion
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