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Archived
June, 2007 |
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Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
FY 2002 and FY 2003 Implementation Plans for the White House
Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)
Strategic Goal #5:
Strengthen and sustain Asian-American and Pacific Islander community
capacity.
Objective 1:
Increase availability of training opportunities that encourage
laboratorians, Tuberculosis (TB) program coordinators, and other
related health professionals to address TB and HIV laboratorian
testing proficiency and capacity. |
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Strategies: |
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a. |
Promote and promulgate a
2.5 day training in Hawaii for 10 people, 3 sites. |
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b. |
Training would include
acid-fasting staining collection, preservation, packing and shipping
of specimens, and an overview of methods used for mycobaterial
culture and drug susceptibility testing. |
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Time Frame: July or August 2002 and
2003. |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
(Short-term) Number of staff attended training from
each site increased. |
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b. |
(Long-term) number of sites shipping to reference
lab in Berkeley and Hawaii and number of shipments per culture
confirmed case methods improved. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$40,000, B/New |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Valerie Richmond-Reese, Public Health Analyst, National Center
for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-07,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-8996, Facsimile: (404)
639-8629, Electronic mail: var1@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Paul Tribble, supervisory public health advisor, CDC, 1600
Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-10, Atlanta,
Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-4207, Facsimile: (404) 639-8958,
Electronic mail: ptribble@cdc.gov., and Andy Heetderks, Program
Consultant, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-10, Atlanta, Georgia
30333, Telephone: (404) 639-8130, Facsimile: (404) 639-8958,
Electronic mail: ajh1@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
2:
Resolve the problem surrounding the transshipment of infectious
or diagnostic goods throughout the communities of FSM, RMI, American
Samoa, Republic of Palau, Guam, CNMI and Hawaii to the mainland as
necessary. |
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Strategy:
Set up meetings between CDC, project officers, program
consultants, and medical officers in conjunction with various
stakeholders in the Pacific Island Basis (PIB) such as the Pacific
Basin Medical Association, the Pacific Islands Health Officers
Association (PIHOA), WHO, selected principals from TB and HIV
programs, representatives from airlines servicing the Pacific
Islands Basin, representatives from the International Air Transport
Association via live video conference or onsite. |
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Time Frame: March 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures:
Shipping problems reduced or eliminated in PIB. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
N/A, B/New |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Valerie Richmond-Reese, Public Health Analyst, National Center
for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS E-07,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-8996, Facsimile: (404)
639-8629, Electronic mail: var1@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Victoria Rayle, Project Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E.,
MS E-10, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-4274,
Facsimile: (404) 639-0943, Electronic mail:
vrayle@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
3:
Evaluate the impact of Hepatitis B immunization in AAPI children
and their family members. |
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Strategy:
Begin Hepatitis B virus survey program in Georgia, involving 500
to 1,000 AAPI children and family members, and 1,000 to 3,000 AAPI
first graders in Hawaii. The program is waiting for approval from
the Institution Review Board. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003 |
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Performance Measures:
Hepatitis B survey program implemented, outreach activities
developed. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$250,000, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Ernestine Flint, Supervisory Staff Specialist, Office of
Minority and Women’s Health, National Center for Infectious Diseases
(NCID), DEC One 6029, Decatur, Georgia, Telephone: (404) 371-5309,
Facsimile: (404) 371-5487, Electronic mail:
ebf7@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Greg Armstrong, Medical Officer, or Richard Conlon, Deputy Chief
Director, NCID, Division of Viral Research
and Development (DVRD), 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS G-37,
Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone: (404) 371-5900, Facsimile: (404)
371-5221, Electronic mail: gca3@cdc.gov
/ roc4@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
4:
Provide funding for 34 state-based hepatitis coordinators;
establish 5 new sites. |
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Strategy:
Recruit hepatitis coordinators. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003 |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
39 hepatitis B coordinators
recruited. |
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b. |
5 new sites established. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$3,000,000, A/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Ernestine Flint, Supervisory Staff Specialist, Office of
Minority and Women’s Health, National Center for Infectious Diseases
(NCID), DEC One 6029, Decatur, Georgia, Telephone: (404) 371-5309,
Facsimile: (404) 371-5487, Electronic mail:
ebf7@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Greg Armstrong, Medical Officer, or Richard Conlon, Deputy Chief
Director,NCID, Division of Viral Research and Development (DVRD),
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS G-37, Telephone:
(404) 371-5900, Facsimile: (404) 371-5221, Electronic mail:
gca3@cdc.gov
/ roc4@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
5:
In collaboration with the Department of Interior, Office of
Insular Affairs, provide funding for Hepatitis B research and
implementation of Hepatitis B control programs to the
U.S.-associated Pacific jurisdictions. |
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Strategy:
Sign memorandum of understanding with Office of Insular Affairs
to provide 5 years funding for Hepatitis B research and
implementation of Hepatitis B control programs. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003
(project period September 2002 to 2005). |
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Performance
Measure:
Hepatitis B research funded,
Hepatitis B control program implemented. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
None, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Ernestine Flint, Supervisory Staff Specialist, Office of
Minority and Women’s Health, NCID, DEC One 6029, Decatur, Georgia,
Telephone: (404) 371-5309, Facsimile:
(404) 371-5487, Electronic mail: ebf7@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Greg Armstrong, Medical Officer, or Richard Conlon, Deputy Chief
Director, NCID, Division of Viral Research and Development (DVRD),
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS G-37, Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone: (404)
371-5900, Facsimile: (404) 371-5221, Electronic mail:
gca3@cdc.gov
/ roc4@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
6:
The Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Telecommunications
Network for emerging infectious disease continues to develop and
enhance its communications technology-based approach to prevent
emerging infectious diseases related to trade and travel within the
21 economies of the APEC consortium. |
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Strategies: |
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a. |
Create and/or enhance
working relationships among organizations responsible for trade,
travel, and public health on the Pacific Rim. |
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b. |
Extend the capacity of APEC’s developing
economies to use information technology and the Internet for alerts
and surveillance information locally, nationally, and
internationally. |
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c. |
Provide health professionals with
technical content, direction, and Internet-based resources for
learning and technical content direction, and Internet-based
resources for learning and teaching about emerging infectious
diseases in Asia and Pacific regions. |
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d. |
Bringing academic institutions closer
together and creating a collaborative learning environment. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures:
Communications technology-based
approach to prevention of emerging infectious disease related to
trade and travels developed and enhanced. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
None, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Ernestine Flint, Supervisory Staff Specialist, Office of
Minority and Women’s Health, NCID, DEC One 6029, Decatur, Georgia,
Telephone: (404) 371-5309, Facsimile:
(404) 371-5487, Electronic mail: ebf7@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Patrick McConnon, Senior Public Health Advisor, National Center
for Infectious Diseases, Office of the Director, 1600 Clifton Road,
N.E., MS C-12, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-2175,
Facsimile: (404) 639-3039, Electronic mail:
dmj2@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
7:
Establish and strengthen school health education programs that
address youth risk behaviors that result in HIV infection, sexually
transmitted disease, and unintended pregnancy. |
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Strategy:
Provide funding to state and territorial education agencies. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
The Pacific Region HIV,
STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention skills-based training to
school health teachers, nurses, and school counselors continued and
developed. |
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b. |
The annual Pacific Region
Trainer-of-Trainers HIV Conference held. |
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c. |
The Hawaii Department of Education and
Hawaii University, College of Education Summer Institute, a
skills-based HIV/STDs prevention education curriculum, for teachers
and school personnel continued. |
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d. |
The Pacific Region entities program
evaluation of the effectiveness of the Pacific Region HIV Prevention
education programs conducted. |
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e. |
Guam Department of
Education, the parents of students at the middle school level, as
well as from private organizations recruited. An at-risk prevention
plan at the respective schools developed. |
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f. |
In Hawaii, the AIDS Supplementary Guide
at the HIV/STDs Summer Institute completed. |
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g. |
In Hawaii, the project staff and Gay,
Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender (GLBT) youth services met and
participated in committee meetings and Community Planning Groups (CPGs)
meetings. |
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h. |
Outreach assistance to targeted
high-risk youth, especially youth prostitutes provided by Republic
of Marshall Islands Ministry of Education. |
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A grantee will coordinate and implement
the piloting of Bringing Guam Into Your Classroom: learning
Activities for the Health Education Curriculum at the middle school
level coordinated and implemented. The grantee involvement with
youth organizations to plan and implement a peer support group
increased. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$650,000, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/ tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Jenny Osorio, Health Education Specialist, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770 Buford
Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-3165,
Automated receptionist: (770) 488-4143, Electronic mail:
jao4@cdc.gov. |
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Objective
8:
Develop strategies to eliminate health disparities among Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. |
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Strategy:
Provide funding to community coalitions through REACH 2010
Demonstration Project (Three projects working with Asian American
and Pacific Islander populations funded via competitive process). |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003 (5
years project from1999-2003). |
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Performance
Measures:
Logic model outlines 5 phases data collection evaluated: |
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a. |
Capacity building. |
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b. |
Targeted action. |
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c. |
Systems change and change among change
agents. |
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d. |
Widespread change in risk and protective
behaviors. |
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e. |
Changes in health disparity
(morbidity/mortality) initiated. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
Each Project receives approximately $1,000,000 annually,
$35,000,000 total base program budget, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia
30341, Telephone: (770) 488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962,
Electronic mail: kts3@cdc.gov
/ tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Imani Ma’at, Ed.D, Director REACH 2010, 4770 Buford Highway,
Chamblee, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-5646, Facsimile: (770)
488-5964, Electronic mail: Imaat@cdc.gov. |
Objective
9:
Effective youth violence prevention. |
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Strategy:
National Academic Centers of Excellence on Youth Violence,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, will promote disciplinary research,
foster collaboration between researchers and communities, and
empower communities to address youth violence. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003
(project period FY 01 to FY 05). |
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Performance
Measures:
Communities empowered, scientific infrastructure built,
application of effective youth violence interventions developed. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
N/A, A/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Thomas Blakeney, Deputy Director Operation, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control, MS K-61, Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone:
(770) 488-1481, Facsimile: (770) 488-5509,
Electronic mail: teb2@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Thomas Blakeney, Deputy Director Operation, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control, MS K-61, Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone:
(770) 488-1481, Facsimile: (770) 488-5509, Electronic mail:
teb2@cdc.gov. |
Objective
10:
Provide resources for rape prevention and education programs to
rape crisis centers, state and territory sexual assault coalitions,
and other public and private nonprofit entities. |
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Strategy:
A nationwide grant program to provide: |
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Education seminars. |
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b. |
Operation of hotlines. |
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c. |
Training programs for professionals. |
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d. |
Preparation of informational material. |
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e. |
Education and training programs for
students and campus personnel designed to reduce the incidence of
sexual assault at colleges and universities. |
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f. |
Education and training to increase
awareness of drugs to facilitate rapes or sexual assaults. and to
increase awareness in underserved communities and awareness among
individuals with assaults. |
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g. |
Efforts to increase awareness of, or to
help prevent, sexual assaults, including disabilities (Guam and
Hawaii Department of Health). |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
Educational seminars held. |
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b. |
Operation of hotlines established. |
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c. |
Training programs for professionals
conducted. |
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d. |
Informational material prepared. |
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e. |
Education and training programs for
students conducted, and the incidence of sexual assault at colleges
and universities reduced. |
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f. |
Awareness about drugs to facilitate
rapes or sexual assaults increased. |
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g. |
Awareness about prevent sexual assault
in underserved communities and individuals with disabilities
increased. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
N/A, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Thomas Blakeney, Deputy Director Operation, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control, MS K-61, Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone:
(770)488-1481, Facsimile: (770) 488-5509,
Electronic mail teb2@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Thomas Blakeney, Deputy Director Operation, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control, MS K-61, Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone:
(770) 488-1481, Facsimile: (770) 488-5509, Electronic mail:
teb2@cdc.gov. |
Objective
11:
Develop, implement, and evaluate System-Based Diabetes
Prevention and Control Programs (DCPs). |
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Strategy:
Conduct DCPs in AAPI communities in the U.S.-associated Pacific
Island jurisdictions and in states that have significant numbers of
AAPIs. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
Prevention, intervention, and control
strategies to improve access to and quality of care for AAPIs and
all racial/ethnic populations with diabetes implemented and
evaluated. |
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b. |
Death, disability, and costs related to
diabetes and its complications reduced. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$$335,162 to Hawaii Department of
Health, $62,424 to American Samoa, $117,464 to Guam, $76,500 to RMI,
$71,786 to FSM, $88,434 to CNMI, $59,763 to Republic of Palau,
B/cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/ tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/
tfs4@cdc.gov. |
Objective
12:
Maintain a Regional Center to foster community involvement and
action to address the burden of diabetes in the Pacific Basins. |
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Strategy:
Utilize and build upon CDC’s highly successful "Diabetes Today"
community planning model. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures:
Provide community training 2 to 3 times per year. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$500,000 to Papa Ola Lokahi Diabetes Training Center. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/ tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/
tfs4@cdc.gov. |
Objective
13:
Through the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), develop
program to reduce morbidity and premature mortality due to diabetes. |
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Strategies: |
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a. |
Fund two national organizations
representing AAPI populations to address the NDEP, and to facilitate
delivery of culturally appropriate NDEP prevention and control
messages through community-based delivery channels and
interventions. |
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b. |
Target NDEP awareness campaigns for AAPI
populations, translate campaign materials into 11 AAPI languages,
distribute media kit containing a press release, diabetes facts,
information including live read radio scripts, print ads about the
NDEP. |
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c. |
Conduct activities to tailor NDEP
messages to be culturally and linguistically relevant to the AAPI
populations through the Community Intervention Workgroup with an
active AAPI subgroup. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
Two national organizations representing
AAPI populations to address the NDEP, and to facilitate delivery of
culturally appropriate NDEP prevention and control messages through
community-based delivery channels and interventions funded. |
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b. |
Target NDEP awareness campaigns for AAPI
populations developed. |
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c. |
Campaign materials in 11 AAPI languages
translated. |
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d. |
Media kit containing a press release,
diabetes facts, information including live read radio scripts, and
print ads about the NDEP distributed. |
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e. |
Activities to tailor NDEP messages to be
culturally and linguistically relevant to the AAPI populations
through the community intervention workgroup with an active AAPI
subgroup conducted. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
$273,000 to the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health
Center (AAPCHO), and $251,420 to the National Asian Women’s Health
Association, B/Cont. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/ tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/
tfs4@cdc.gov. |
Objective
14:
Initiative to mobilize for the prevention and control of tobacco
use through the National Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. |
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Strategies:
Provide funding to 50 states, seven territories, and the
District of Columbia: |
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a. |
Provide resources, training, program
guidance, information, and education. |
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b. |
Implement state and local tobacco
prevention and control initiatives. |
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c. |
Provide additional funding to 11
national organizations that reach and serve specific racial/ethnic
populations at high risk of using tobacco. |
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d. |
Build
culturally appropriate tobacco control programs. |
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Time Frame: September 2002 and 2003. |
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Performance
Measures: |
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a. |
Resources, training, program guidance,
information, and education provided. |
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b. |
State and local tobacco prevention and
control initiatives implemented. |
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c. |
Additional funding to 11 national
organizations that reach and serve specific racial/ethnic
populations at high risk of using tobacco provided. |
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d. |
Culturally appropriate tobacco control
programs initiated. |
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Funding/Activity Type:
September 2002. |
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Lead Entity and Contact Person:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/ tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Monitoring Official:
Kimberly Sledge-Clay/Thelma Sims, Program Analyst, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770
Buford Highway, MS K-42, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770)
488-6458, Facsimile: (770) 488-5962, Electronic mail:
kts3@cdc.gov
/
tfs4@cdc.gov. |
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Strategic Goals
