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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[CDC-428]

 

Evaluation of a Statewide Bicycle Helmet Law; Availability of 
Funds for Fiscal Year 1994

Summary

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
availability of funds in fiscal year (FY) 1994 for a grant to the 
Oregon Department of Human Resources (ODHR) to conduct an evaluation of 
the statewide bicycle helmet law for children. Approximately $100,000 
is available in FY 1994 to support this project. It is expected the 
award will begin on or about April 1, 1994, and will be made for a 12-
month budget period within a one-year project period. The funding 
estimate is subject to change based on the availability of funds.
    The purpose of this grant is to support an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of the Oregon statewide bicycle helmet law for children 
and compare different methods of measuring helmet use. Included in this 
evaluation is an estimate of the law's effectiveness in terms of 
reduced morbidity, mortality, and medical care costs. The resulting 
information will help other States decide how best to meet the Year 
2000 objectives on helmet use and prevent bicycle-related head 
injuries. It will also help States assess whether the Behavioral Risk 
Factor Surveillance System (BFRSS) is a useful tool to measure bicycle 
helmet use. A final purpose is to share the results with others likely 
to be interested, e.g., State and local health departments, injury 
control programs, and others.
    The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the 
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People 
2000, a PHS-led national activity to reduce morbidity and mortality and 
improve the quality of life. This announcement is related to the 
priority area of Unintentional Injuries. (For ordering a copy of 
Healthy People 2000, see the Section Where to Obtain Additional 
Information.)

Authority

    This program is authorized under Sections 301 and 391 of the Public 
Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 241 and 280b), as amended. Program 
regulations are set forth in 42 CFR part 52.

Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Oregon Department of Human 
Resources (ODHR) for this project. No other applications are solicited. 
The Program Announcement and application kit have been sent to ODHR.
    ODHR is the most appropriate organization to conduct the work under 
this grant because Oregon is the only State known to meet all of the 
following requirements:
    1. Oregon's law mandates use of helmets by all child bicyclists 
under age 16 whenever riding a bicycle as an operator or passenger on 
any premises open to the public, as opposed to a law requiring wearing 
helmets only under special conditions. Since bicycle crashes can occur 
anywhere a child rides a bicycle, laws requiring helmet use at all 
times are more likely to achieve the desired effect and, thus, are more 
important to evaluate.
    2. Oregon's bicycle helmet law is enacted as opposed to being 
contemplated or planned. Enactment allows for certainty in planning 
surveys and assuring that the law will cover all riding situations.
    3. Oregon's law has an effective date of July 1994, which allows 
for sufficient time to establish and conduct adequate observational 
surveys of prelaw helmet use by children.
    4. ODHR within the State has operational control of the BRFSS and 
legal authority to collect health data, thus allowing evaluation of the 
adequacy of BRFSS to estimate helmet use, an evaluation that will have 
nationwide applicability for surveillance of the Year 2000 objectives 
on bicycle helmet use. ODHR is already collecting prelaw data on 
bicycle helmet use by children through the BRFSS.

Executive Order 12372 Review

    This program is subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs as governed by Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. E.O. 12372 sets 
up a system for State and local government review of proposed Federal 
assistance applications. ODHR should contact their State Single Point 
of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to alert them to the prospective 
application and receive any necessary instructions on the State 
process. If the SPOC has any State process recommendations on the 
application it should be sent to Henry S. Cassell, III, Grants 
Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Procurement and Grants 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East 
Paces Ferry Road, NE., room 300, Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305, no 
later than February 28, 1994. The granting agency does not guarantee to 
``accommodate or explain'' for State process recommendations it 
receives after that date.

Public Health System Reporting Requirements

    This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting 
Requirements.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) is 93.136.

Other Requirements

Human Subjects

    If the proposed project involves research on human subjects, the 
applicant must comply with the Department of Health and Human Services 
Regulations (45 CFR part 46) regarding the protection of human 
subjects. Assurance must be provided to demonstrate that the project 
will be subject to initial and continuing review by an appropriate 
institutional review committee. The applicant will be responsible for 
providing assurance in accordance with the appropriate guidelines.

Where to Obtain Additional Information

    If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding 
this project, please refer to Announcement Number 428 and contact Lisa 
G. Tamaroff, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 E. Paces Ferry 
Road, NE., Mailstop E-13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6796, 
for business management technical assistance.
    A copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full Report; Stock No. 017-001-
00474-0) or Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001-
00473-1) referenced in the Summary may be obtained through the 
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20402-9325, telephone (202) 783-3238.

    Dated: January 25, 1994.
Robert L. Foster,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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