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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[CDC-414]
RIN 0905-ZA25

 

Announcement of a Cooperative Agreement With the Association of 
Schools of Public Health

Summary

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) through an 
interagency agreement with CDC, announce the availability of fiscal 
year (FY) 1994 funds for a cooperative agreement program with the 
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) for the improvement of 
the interaction between public health academicians and public health 
practitioners. Approximately $6,000,000 is anticipated in FY 1994 
depending upon the priorities of CDC/ATSDR. It is expected that the 
award will begin on September 28, 1994, and will be made for a 12-month 
budget period within a project period of up to 5 years. The funding 
estimate may vary and is subject to change.
    The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist ASPH in 
improving the interaction between public health academicians and public 
health practitioners, enhancing the preparation of public health 
workers, and strengthening the public health system. CDC/ATSDR will 
collaborate with ASPH in the following activities:
    (1) Supporting research to stimulate the development of knowledge 
which will improve the preparation of public health personnel and 
increase the effectiveness and efficiency of public health programs 
designed to reduce unnecessary morbidity and mortality and improve the 
quality of life;
    (2) Identifying priority needs for public health programs at the 
local, regional, State, national, and international levels. Provide 
assistance to ASPH in planning, delivering, and evaluating programs to 
meet identified needs;
    (3) Developing and testing more effective and efficient models of 
instruction, disease prevention, health promotion, and health services 
delivery and financing. Encourage the adoption of validated models by 
local, State and international public health agencies and assist in 
incorporating the results into appropriate teaching and learning 
experiences in the schools of public health;
    (4) Identifying new approaches and opportunities for field 
experiences in which students can practice applying skills and 
knowledge learned in the classroom;
    (5) Participating in workshops and conferences to exchange current 
information, opinions, and findings in specified fields of disease 
prevention and health promotion; and
    (6) Developing an annual work plan that addresses administrative 
and programmatic concerns of ASPH and CDC/ATSDR. The format and 
contents of plan will be decided by mutual agreement of CDC/ATSDR and 
ASPH.
    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 all 
the ``Healthy People 2000'' priority areas. (For ordering a copy of 
``Healthy People 2000,'' see the section Where To Obtain Additional 
Information.)

Authority

    This program is authorized under Section 301(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 241(a), as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

    The Public Health Service strongly encourages all grant recipients 
to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all 
tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect 
and advance the physical and mental health of the American people.

Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to ASPH for this project. No other 
applications are solicited. The program announcement and application 
kit have been sent to ASPH.
    ASPH is the most appropriate and qualified agency to provide 
services specified under this cooperative agreement because:
    1. ASPH represents the 27 accredited schools of public health in 
the United States. These schools represent the primary educational 
system that trains personnel to operate the Nation's public health 
agencies, and to administer disease prevention and health promotion 
programs. ASPH has the institutional knowledge of the needs of both the 
schools of public health and the public health agencies.
    2. ASPH's principal purpose is to promote and improve the education 
and training of professional public health personnel. The ASPH is the 
only organization that can comprehensively affect the development and 
implementation of improved curricula for teaching public health workers 
in all 27 accredited schools of public health and provide experiences 
to students and faculty in the environment of public health 
organizations.
    3. ASPH has provided the critical framework for the schools of 
public health and the practitioners of public health in Federal, State 
and local governments to cooperate and share their experience and 
expertise, and to enable the theoretical and practical perspectives of 
public health to be blended into comprehensive curricula for teaching 
health administration, health promotion, health protection, preventive 
health service delivery, and health research methods to future public 
health workers. These interchanges have assured consistent approaches 
to the preparation of public health workers and their performance in 
controlling today's major health problems.
    4. ASPH is uniquely positioned to consult with practitioners of 
public health because students and faculty often assist public health 
agencies with problem resolution and work efforts. The ASPH's access to 
both practitioners and academicians provides a unique opportunity to 
achieve the purpose of this cooperative agreement.
    5. ASPH provides the structure and experience for instituting 
comprehensive public health education programs and implementing 
programs that strengthen the public health system by preparing public 
health workers.

Executive Order 12372 Review

    This program is not subject to the Executive Order 12372 Review.

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 is 93.283.

Other Requirements

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more 
individuals and funded by the cooperative agreement will be subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

Human Subjects

    If the proposed projects involve 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 and 
form provided in the application kit.

HIV/AIDS Requirements

    If the proposed projects involve HIV/AIDS, recipients must comply 
with the document entitled Contents of AIDS-Related Written Materials, 
Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey Instruments, and 
Educational Sessions (June 1992) (a copy is in the application kit). To 
meet the requirements for a program review panel, recipients are 
encouraged to use an existing program review panel, such as the one 
created by the State health department's HIV/AIDS prevention program. 
If the recipient forms its own program review panel, at least one 
member must be an employee (or a designated representative) of a local 
or State health department. The names of the review panel members must 
be listed on the Assurance of Compliance form CDC and ATSDR 0.1113, 
which is also included in the application kit. The recipient must 
submit the program review panel's report that indicates all materials 
have been reviewed and approved.

Where To Obtain Additional Information

    If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding 
this project, please refer to Announcement 414 and contact Carole J. 
Tully, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, 
NE., room 300, Mailstop E-09, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, telephone (404) 
842-6880.
    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: April 18, 1994.
Claire V. Broome,
Acting Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), and Acting Deputy Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.
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