[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11435-11436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3168]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with requirement for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 
44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being 
developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain 
a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at 301-443-1129.
    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.

Proposed Project: Women's Physical Activity and Eating Tools 
Assessment: NEW

    The HRSA Office of Women's Health (OWH) developed the Bright 
Futures for Women's Health and Wellness (BFWHW) Initiative to help 
expand the scope of women's preventive health activities, particularly 
related to nutrition and physical activity. Building upon a previous 
pilot study, an intermediate assessment of the BFWHW health promotion 
tools and materials related to physical activity and healthy eating 
will be conducted in order to identify characteristics of both 
individual and organizational change toward health and wellness 
associated with the uptake and use of the BFWHW tools. This data 
collection effort will ensure that the BFWHW tools are disseminated and 
utilized in the most effective ways, used to inform future BFWHW 
programming, and added to the literature regarding evidence-based 
women's health and wellness initiatives.
    Towards this end, questionnaires will be used to collect data from 
adolescent and adult women clients, providers, and administrators of 
community health provider organizations. Data collected will include 
process, impact, and outcome measures. Data domains include the 
implementation and use of the BFWHW tools, including distribution and 
use; provider training; organizational characteristics related to 
successful implementation; client and provider awareness; attitudes 
about the importance of physical activity, nutrition and self-efficacy 
to take steps to make effective changes; increase in knowledge and 
intent to change behavior after exposure; and short-term outcomes 
related to improved preventive healthcare for women. A total of six 
organizations, which may include HHS Centers of Excellence and 
Community Centers of Excellence in

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Women's Health, Federally Qualified Health Centers/Community Health 
Centers, faith-based organizations, and school-based health clinics, 
will be selected for the study. Adolescent and adult women patients of 
various racial and ethnic backgrounds will complete the anonymous 
questionnaires at these six organizations. The providers at these same 
sites will also be asked to complete a brief anonymous questionnaire. 
Telephone interviews will be conducted with an administrator of each of 
these sites as well. The data collection period is estimated to last 
four months.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

                                     Estimated Data Collection Burden Hours
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                                                                                           Responses     Total
                            Activity                              Number of    Hours per      per       burden
                                                                 respondents   response   respondent     hours
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Client Questionnaire...........................................        3,000         .42           1       1,260
Provider Questionnaire.........................................           60         .33           1          20
Administrator Telephone Interview..............................            6           1           1           6
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    Total......................................................        3,066  ..........  ..........       1,286
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: March 1, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-3168 Filed 3-6-06; 8:45 am]
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