[Federal Register: April 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 72)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Second 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 second in a series of federal advisory committee meetings
regarding the national health promotion and disease prevention
objectives for 2020, to be held online (via Webex software). This
Committee meeting will be the equivalent of an in-person meeting of the
Committee and 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
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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 on May 1, 2008, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online, via WebEx software. For
detailed instructions about how to make sure that your windows
computer/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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carter Blakey, 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) 453-8250 (telephone), (240) 453-8281
(fax). Additional information is available on the Internet at http://
www.healthypeople.gov. For information on meeting logistics, please
contact Hilary Scherer at HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634-9374
(phone) or (301) 634-9301 (fax).
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, 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 making informed
health decisions, and measure the impact of our disease 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 listen to the online Advisory Committee meeting. There will be no
opportunity for oral public comments during the online Secretary's
Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020 meeting. Written comments, however, 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 listen to 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 Daylight Time on April
28, 2008.
Participation in the meeting is limited. Registrations will be
accepted until maximum WebEx capacity is reached. 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.
Registration questions may be directed to Hilary Scherer at
HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634-9374 (phone) or (301) 634-9301
(fax).
Dated: April 8, 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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