[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62615-62616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30782]


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HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Program Announcement for a Cooperative Agreement for the 
Development and Enhancement of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Curriculum Components Within Health Professions Education

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces 
the awarding of a single source cooperative agreement to the 
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) to plan for the 
development and enhancement of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
(HP/DP) curriculum components within health professions education. This 
activity will be supported under the authority of Title III, Section 
301, of the Public Health Service Act. Five years of support are 
proposed beginning in fiscal year 1997. An initial award of $262,301 
will be used for the development of vaccine benefit-risk curriculum for 
health care professionals.
    The project will: (1) Enhance the integration of HP/DP within 
existing health professions primary care curriculum; (2) identify and 
develop standards, guidelines, competencies, and training models that 
address HP/DP curricula; (3) serve as a resource for professional 
organizations, specialty societies, and academic units in developing a 
program of education and training in preventive medicine; and (4) 
explore project ideas regarding the instruction, practice and research 
in preventive medicine which respond to the national objectives of 
Healthy People 2000. The ATPM was chosen because it is the only 
professional organization solely committed to advancing the teaching of 
HP/DP in the clinical specialities. It has an established membership of 
professionals which include teachers, researchers, practitioners, and 
administrators of multiple disciplines and medical specialities located 
in schools of medicine, academic health centers, schools of public 
health, accredited graduate medical education programs, nursing schools 
and various practice settings. It is uniquely structured to access 
current HP/DP instruction for health professionals of multiple 
disciplines and to influence the development of essential information 
as required. The Association also has developed and provided access to 
preventive medicine teaching and curriculum materials for both pre-
service health professions education and continuing education. Many of 
these materials are proprietary in nature.

Federal Involvement

    The Cooperative Agreement mechanism is being used for this project 
to allow for substantial Federal programmatic involvement with the 
planning, development, administration, and evaluation of the proposed 
projects.

Requests for Additional Information

    Requests for additional information regarding this sole source 
cooperative agreement should be directed to: D.W. Chen, M.D., MPH, 
Bureau of Health Professions, Room 8-101, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 
(301) 443-6853, FAX: (301) 443-1164, Email: [email protected].
    Requests for additional information for the initial project 
concerning vaccine benefit-risk curriculum development should be 
directed to: Pamela A. Eason, M.P.A., Bureau of Health Professions, 
Room 8A-35, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone:

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(301) 443-3474, FAX: (301) 443-3354, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: November 14, 1997.
Claude Earl Fox,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-30782 Filed 11-21-97; 8:45 am]
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