[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35209-35210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16517]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[CDC-574]
Announcement of Cooperative Agreement with the American Public
Health Association
Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for a cooperative agreement
with the American Public Health Association (APHA) entitled ``Preparing
the Public Health Workforce for the Changing Public Health
Environment'' to support the development and implementation of
methodologies to prepare the public health workforce to deal
effectively with changes in the public health practice environment.
It is anticipated that approximately $285,000 will be available in
FY 1995 to fund this agreement. It is expected that the award will
begin on or about September 30, 1995, and will be made for a 12-month
budget period within a project period of up to 5 years. Continuation
awards within the project period will be made on the basis of
performance and the availability of funds. However, it is anticipated
that future awards may be substantially higher if APHA develops
proposals for collaborative projects with specific programs at CDC.
The purposes of this cooperative agreement are: (1) To develop and
implement methodologies to improve the public health community's access
to relevant and timely information about changes in the public health
practice environment at the national, State, and local levels and/or
(2) to design and conduct (or facilitate the design and conduct of)
projects to demonstrate effective public health approaches to changes
in the public health practice environment.
The CDC will provide the following assistance:
1. Collaborate with APHA to identify sources of information about
changes in health policy and public health practice.
2. Collaborate with APHA to identify settings in which substantive
changes in public health policy have occurred and provide input into
the design of studies to assess the impact of those changes on public
health practice.
3. Assist APHA in identifying individuals to participate in
sessions to develop consensus regarding which approaches are most
effective in protecting and improving the health of the public.
4. Provide advice and consultation to APHA regarding effective
methodologies for disseminating information to those in the public
health community.
5. Provide technical assistance to APHA, if necessary, in
developing and disseminating information to the public health
community, including making available CDC's live satellite video and/or
audio conference services.
6. Collaborate with APHA to explore more efficient ways to operate
the Peer Assistance Network.
7. Facilitate discussions between APHA and CDC program personnel
regarding the development of Center/Institute/Offices (CIO)-specific
activities to help accomplish the objectives of the cooperative
agreement.
CDC is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease
prevention objectives in Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Objectives. These objectives can be achieved
only if those responsible for developing State and local health policy
and those responsible for public health at the State and local level
are aware of the impact that different health policy decisions and
responses to them are having on the practice of public health so that
they can implement approaches which appear most effective in protecting
and improving the health of the public. This announcement is related to
the priority area of Education and Community-based. (To order a copy of
Healthy People 2000, refer to the Section Where to Obtain Additional
Information.)
Authority
This program is authorized under section 317(k)(2) of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2) as amended. Program
regulations are set forth in 42 CFR part 52.
Smoke-Free Workplace
The Public Health Service strongly encourages all grant recipients
to provide a smoke-free workplace and to promote the nonuse of all
tobacco products, and, Pub. L. 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,
prohibits smoking in certain facilities that receive Federal funds in
which education, library, day care, health care, and early childhood
development services are provided to children.
Eligible Applicant
Assistance will be provided only to the American Public Health
Association (APHA). No other applications are solicited. APHA is
uniquely qualified to be the recipient organization for the following
reasons:
1. APHA is the nation's largest public health professional
membership organization and is the only national public health
membership organization that has members from all segments of the
public health practice and academic communities, as well as from the
public and private medical care community. Its membership of over
54,000 includes national, State, and local public health experts and
leaders; public health researchers; public health practitioners and
administrators; teachers and students from schools of medicine and
public health; preventive medicine residents; State and local board of
health members; hospital administrators; pharmaceutical industry
executives; and many others.
2. The diversity of its membership, its ability to reach beyond the
bounds of traditional public health, the quality of work performed by
its members and staff, and the high esteem in which it is held within
the profession place APHA in a unique position to assure that all
relevant perspectives are taken into consideration in accomplishing the
purposes of this agreement--not just the perspectives of official
public health agencies or the private medical community, for example.
3. APHA has broad and objective knowledge of the diverse range of
public health issues and programs and, because it doesn't represent
just one group of public health individuals or organizations, APHA will
be able to maintain an unbiased approach to the study of health policy
changes and the impact of those changes on the practice of public
health.
4. APHA has a nationwide network of 52 affiliates, the vast
majority of which are State-based. Those affiliates will be able to
provide information to APHA about health policy changes in their States
and to coordinate specific
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cooperative agreement project activities in their States.
5. APHA has 24 Sections and 6 Special Interest Groups that
represent all disciplines in public health, including Health
Administration, Community Health Planning and Policy Development,
Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Statistics, Public Health Nursing,
Health Law, and Alternative Health Professions, ensuring the
availability of the wide array of expertise that will be necessary to
accomplish the purposes of the cooperative agreement.
6. APHA has an acknowledged role in providing leadership in the
development of national public health policies. This leadership
position will help assure the accomplishment of the cooperative
agreement's objectives.
7. APHA has the ability to quickly and economically convene working
sessions and other meetings in Washington, DC, due to the fact that it
has on-site meeting facilities at its DC offices and has meeting
planners on staff.
8. APHA has the ability to maintain contact with and disseminate
information to the public health community, in a timely manner, through
The Nation's Health, its monthly newspaper, and the American Journal of
Public Health, its monthly journal. In addition, APHA has the ability
to disseminate information to over 13,000 members who attend the APHA
Annual Meeting and Exhibit each fall.
Executive Order 12372 Review
The application is not subject to review as governed by Executive
Order 12372, entitled ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.''
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.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding
this program, please refer to Announcement Number 574 and contact David
Elswick, Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Branch,
Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE., Room 305, Mailstop E-
13, Atlanta, GA 30305, telephone (404) 842-6521.
A copy of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention Objectives (Full Report, Stock No. 017-001-00474-0)
or Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives (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) 512-1800.
Dated: June 29, 1995.
Deborah L. Jones,
Deputy Director for Management and Operations, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-16517 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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