[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27565-27566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12535]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-67]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Asthma 
Intervention Program, Power Breathing--New--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to 
conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the asthma intervention 
program, Power Breathing, in two school districts in Kansas City, KS 
and Fredericksburg, VA. The overall aim of this program, developed by 
the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, is to provide adolescents 
with a basic understanding of asthma and its management in a peer-
friendly environment and to empower them to take control of their 
asthma on a personal level. The proposed data collection for the 
evaluation will provide feedback to CDC about the

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usefulness and cost-effectiveness of this teen asthma intervention 
program. Sample participants will come from students, parents, program 
facilitators, and school personnel (school nurses and teachers) in the 
selected two school districts. Self-administered questionnaires will be 
given to students at baseline (pre-intervention program), immediately 
post-program, and at 6-months post-program, while parents receive 
baseline and 6-month post-program surveys. The student survey will 
focus on: knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding their asthma; 
perception of their health status and quality of life; assessment of 
the program; and impact of the program on their asthma management 
skills. Parents will be asked about their child's asthma condition, 
assessment of the program, and cost-related issues for their child's 
asthma. Individual, one-time interviews will be conducted with program 
facilitators and school personnel regarding their perceptions of the 
intervention program and its impact on the students. Two focus groups 
will be conducted with students post-program to obtain additional, in-
depth information about their perceptions of the program.

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                                                                                          Average
                                                           Number of       Number of      burden/       Total
                      Respondents                         respondents     responses/      response   burden  (in
                                                                          respondent     (in hrs.)      hrs.)
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Students:
    Baseline..........................................             524               1        30/60          262
    Post-program......................................             524               1        15/60          131
    6-month follow-up.................................             524               1        30/60          262
    Focus group.......................................              16               1            1           16
Parents:
    Baseline..........................................             524               1        10/60           87
    6-month follow-up.................................             524               1        15/60          131
Program facilitators:
    Interview.........................................               6               1        40/60            4
    Program sessions..................................               6              12        30/60           36
School nurses:
    School profile....................................               6               1        10/60            1
    Record abstraction................................               6              87        10/60           87
    Interview.........................................               6               1        40/60            4
    Teachers Interview................................              12               1        40/60            8
 
        n,n,n,n,sTotal................................  ..............  ..............  ...........         1029
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    Dated: May 13, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-12535 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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