[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 44507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21301]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    Part H, Chapter HC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of 
the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority 
of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 FR 67772-67776, 
dated October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, 
as amended most recently at 60 FR 34550-51, dated July 3, 1995) is 
amended to reflect (1) the establishment of the Office of Health 
Communication within the Office of the Director, National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC); and (2) the revision of the 
functional statement for the Office of Statistics, Programming, and 
Graphics; and (3) the retitling of the Office of Statistics, 
Programming, and Graphics to the Office of Statistics and Programming.
    Section HC-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the functional statement for the Office of Program Management 
and Operations (HCE13), insert the following:
    Office of Health Communication (HCE14). (1) Plans, develops, 
coordinates, and evaluates NCIPC's marketing, public affairs, 
publications, graphics, and technical information activities for 
intentional injury, unintentional injury, and acute care and 
rehabilitation; (2) in conjunction with the CDC Office of Health 
Communication, collaborates with organizations in the public and 
private sectors to market injury prevention and control messages; (3) 
develops educational material on injury prevention and control, 
including print and video products, to be used in the center's 
marketing activities; (4) disseminates injury control information to 
public and professional audiences; (5) in conjunction with the CDC 
Office of Public Affairs, interacts with the news media to ensure that 
injury topics are covered accurately and remain high on the public 
agenda; (6) provides expert consultation on the effective use and 
design of graphic materials for presentations, publications, and 
exhibits; (7) designs and produces professional quality graphic 
materials for use in NCIPC presentations and publications and designs 
and electronically typesets publications; (8) develops, maintains, and 
manages a graphics information retrieval system that allows ready 
access to slides and graphic presentations on injury topics; (9) 
provides expert consultation on the development and production of 
publications; (10) manages the clearance, editing, and production of 
NCIPC publications; (11) manages NCIPC's technical information 
resources, including developing and maintaining injury-related 
databases and a library of information on injury-related topics; (12) 
coordinates the center's information sharing activities, including 
involvement on INTERNET; (13) serves as NCIPC liaison with the CDC 
Office of Public Affairs, the CDC Office of Health Communication, and 
other Centers, Institute, and Offices on matters of marketing, public 
affairs, graphics, publications, and technical information resources; 
(14) in carrying out these functions, collaborates with other PHS 
agencies, Federal and State departments and agencies, and private 
organizations, as appropriate.
    Office of Statistics and Programming (HCE2). (1) Develops, 
evaluates, and implements innovative statistical, computer programming, 
and data management methods for application to injury surveillance, 
epidemiologic studies, and programmatic activities; (2) provides expert 
consultation in statistics, programming, and data management to all 
NCIPC staff; (3) collaborates with NCIPC scientists on epidemiologic 
studies and provides associated technical advice in the areas of study 
design, sampling, and the collection, management, analysis, and 
interpretation of injury data; (4) coordinates, manages, maintains and 
provides tabulations from national surveillance systems and other data 
sources that contain national, State and local data on injury morbidity 
and mortality; (5) prepares and produces high quality statistical 
reports and publications material for information presentation and 
dissemination by NCIPC staff; (6) advises the Office of the Director, 
NCIPC, in the area of data and systems management and on surveillance 
and statistical analysis issues relevant to injury program planning and 
evaluation; (7) in carrying out the above functions, collaborates with 
other Divisions/Offices in NCIPC, CDC Centers/Institute/Offices, PHS 
agencies, and other Federal departments and agencies, and private 
organizations as appropriate.
    Office of the Director (HCE21). (1) Plans, directs, and manages the 
activities of the Office of Statistics and Programming and provides 
administrative and management support; (2) reviews reports, 
publications, and other materials for statistical integrity and 
validity; (3) makes recommendations and provides technical advice to 
the Office of the Director, NCIPC, on statistical and surveillance 
issues relevant to injury prevention and control; (4) coordinates 
Office activities with other Offices and Divisions within NCIPC, other 
CDC components, PHS agencies, other Federal agencies, State and local 
health departments, and other public and private organizations, as 
appropriate.

    Effective Date: August 15, 1995.
David Satcher,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 95-21301 Filed 8-25-95; 8:45 am]
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