[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 7468] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-4039] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of Public Health and Science; Notice of Partnership Initiative Pursuant to Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act, notice is hereby given that the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, is seeking partnerships with non-Federal organizations to promote, distribute and encourage the implementation of ``Put Prevention into Practice.'' ``Put Prevention into Practice'' is a system-based approach to implementing the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, targeting patients, clinicians, and medical offices. The goal is to increase the impact of ``Put Prevention into Practice'' by forming partnerships with private sector organizations. These cooperative efforts are intended to bring the resources of several partners to bear on the implementation of clinical preventive services guidelines and on the efforts to increase the delivery of appropriate clinical preventive services, efforts that are too complex for any one organization to handle alone. Organizations with particular experience, expertise or interest in the development, marketing and distribution of prevention- related materials to the general public, professional organizations and managed care organizations will be well-aligned with current and planned initiatives of ``Put Prevention into Practice'' activities. Note: Partnerships between ODPHP and outside organizations will be formalized through Memorandum of Agreements and will not involve grants or contracts. Date of Effectiveness: February 19, 1997. For more information, please contact Rika Maeshiro, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Clinical Affairs Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, at 202-690-7943. Dated: February 10, 1997. Claude Earl Fox, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health Promotion). [FR Doc. 97-4039 Filed 2-18-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-17-M